VAT Fraud
What is VAT fraud? VAT fraud is a form of tax evasion and it occurs in many ways. Common VAT frauds involve charging a customer VAT…
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Private Client
Patrick Cannon is an expert among leading private client tax barristers and is experienced in all aspects of tax advice for private clients, from advice on…
What We Learned From Rishi Sunak’s July Budget
On Wednesday 11 March 2020, Rishi Sunak delivered his first Budget. Changes Previously Announced Off-Payroll Working – implementation into the private sector from April 2020 (now…
What We Learned From Rishi Sunak’s July Budget
On Wednesday 11 March 2020, Rishi Sunak delivered his first Budget. Changes Previously Announced Off-Payroll Working – implementation into the private sector from April 2020 (now…
Payroll fraud
What is Payroll Fraud? Payroll fraud is the theft of money from a business via the payroll processing system. It can be carried out by individual…
Will HMRC Investigate COVID-19 Claims?
HMRC has put in place an online portal for employees and the public to report suspected fraud in the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme and in their…
Remote Court Hearings: How Will Courts Adapt to COVID-19?
The Coronavirus Act 2020 and the new remote hearings protocols will make remote court hearings the new normal and lead to a step change in the…
Multiple Dwellings Relief
Please note that MDR has been abolished for transactions which complete, or substantially perform, on or after 1st June 2024. Purchasers who exchanged contracts on or…
The Rise of Alternative Dispute Resolution: A Matter of Mediation
Patrick Cannon looks at how mediation is gradually becoming the default method of resolving tax disputes with HMRC and also between taxpayers and their professional advisers…
Is Mediation Legally Binding?
First, let’s define our terms. The question can refer to either: whether or not someone involved in a dispute is legally required to use mediation first…