News
Welcome to the Knowledge Hub
- Search for UK, International and Abbiss Cadres news
- Search for our published insights and think-pieces
- Download our Briefing Notes on a range of topics
- Download brochures on the range of services we offer
359 of 359 posts
29 February 2012
Tribunal held HMRC not entitled to carry out enquiry beyond standard enquiry period
The First Tier Tribunal held in favour of a taxpayer who had given HMRC details of a damages payment received but had omitted to declare this in his tax return,…
24 February 2012
Turning the spotlight on HMRC’s Spotlights
HMRC’s attitude towards tax planning arrangements is well known by most employers. However, employers may well be less familiar with the “Spotlights” section on HMRC’s website. Spotlights Spotlights focuses on…
24 February 2012
Illegal working – naming and shaming
The UK Border Agency ("UKBA") has announced that it will publish quarterly reports which will name employers who receive 2 or more penalties for employing illegal workers. Preventing illegal working…
15 February 2012
HMRC announce a reprieve for form P45
As part of the implementation of real time information HMRC had previously announced that the form P45 was to be replaced by a ‘leaver statement’. HMRC had looked to replace…
15 February 2012
Increase in employment tribunal award limits and statutory payments
From 1 February 2012 there will be an increase in the amounts payable on certain employment tribunal awards and other amounts payable under employment legislation. These increases only apply where…
15 February 2012
Employment aspects of the revised City Code on Takeovers and Mergers (the ‘Takeover Code’)
Following a review of the Takeover Code a number of changes were made. Provisions affected by these changes include those relating to employee information rights and buyer intention statements. Background…
15 February 2012
Legal and tax advice from non-lawyers must be disclosed
The Supreme Court is to hear the appeal in the ‘Prudential’ case against the decision that legal advice privilege does not extend to non-lawyers. Background The purpose of legal advice…
14 February 2012
New arrivals and failure to notify UK tax liability
Until 1 June 2010, foreign nationals or returning UK nationals were required to file a form (P86) informing HMRC of their arrival in the UK and, among other things, their…
14 February 2012
Reforming executive pay – Government proposals and investor concern
There have been a number of recent developments with regard to executive pay. These are summarised below. Department of Business Innovation and Skills In September 2011 the Department of Business…
10 February 2012
CELIA Alliance welcomes leading Polish law firm Soltynski Kaweck & Szlezak (SK&S)
Abbiss Cadres is delighted to announce that SK&S Legal, one of Poland’s leading law firms, has joined its international CELIA Alliance. SK&S was one of the first law firms in…