New Conference Added @10.1.16

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HMRC ENFORCEMENT POWERS – THE SCREW TIGHTENS

An Afternoon Double Silk Seminar at the Law Society Thursday Feb 25th 2016

Robert Venables Q.C.
Philip Simpson Q.C.
Patrick Cannon
Setu Kamal

HMRC has no difficulty in persuading our politicians to enact more and more Draconian anti-taxpayer legislation.

In 2013 the GAAR was introduced and in 2014 Accelerated Payment Notices, Follower Notices and the Promoters of Tax Schemes legislation. 2015 saw a tightening up of the DOTAS and POTAS regimes and revised penalties.

There are now proposed Penalties for the GAAR – Sanctions for Serial Avoiders -Further Widening of POTAS rules – Mandatory Publication of Tax Strategies by Businesses – Rules for Businesses which Persistently Engage in Aggressive Tax Planning – Civil Sanctions for Enablers of Offshore Evasion – Strengthened Civil Deterrents for Offshore Evasion – The Criminalisation of Accidental Tax “Evasion” – A Duty to correct past offshore tax non-compliance – A Criminal Offence of Failing to Prevent Criminal Tax Evasion – A New Threat of Retrospective Legislation.

There are published plans to extend the scope of DOTAS reporting.

A panel of barristers from Tax Chambers, 15 Old Square,, Lincoln’s Inn will discuss recent and proposed developments and how they may be challenged.

Please see the Conference Section of the website for full details.