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	<title>Tax Blogger</title>
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	<pubDate>Mon, 21 Jul 2008 14:31:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>To tax or not to tax?</title>
		<link>http://www.taxblogger.co.uk/to-tax-or-not-to-tax/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 31 Dec 1969 22:59:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Administrator</dc:creator>
		
	<category>Tax news</category>
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		<description><![CDATA[	In order to encourage recycling, the government has recently commenced plans to charge people a £50 tax if they throw away too much rubbish.
	However, according to Labour this is a &#8216;negative incentive&#8217; rather than a tax; &#8220;This is not akin to a tax.  Its technically a tax but&#8230;it does not behave like a tax&#8221; [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Loophole for contractors closed down</title>
		<link>http://www.taxblogger.co.uk/loophole-for-contractors-closed-down/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Jul 2008 09:56:27 +0000</pubDate>
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	<category>Tax news</category>
		<guid>http://www.taxblogger.co.uk/loophole-for-contractors-closed-down/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[	A tax loophole used by contractors has been closed down with retrospective effect.  The loophole used an offshore trust to save tax.  However, these contractors will now be faced with massive tax bills going back several years.
	Further details can be found on Shout 99.

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		<title>Checking VAT numbers</title>
		<link>http://www.taxblogger.co.uk/checking-vat-numbers/</link>
		<comments>http://www.taxblogger.co.uk/checking-vat-numbers/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 31 Dec 1969 22:59:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Administrator</dc:creator>
		
	<category>Tax tips</category>
		<guid>http://www.taxblogger.co.uk/checking-vat-numbers/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[	You may need to check that someone&#8217;s VAT registration is valid for various reasons, e.g. if a customer is EC resident but outside of the UK you should not charge them VAT or if a supplier charges you VAT you may want to make sure it is genuine.
	You can check the validity of a VAT [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Pensioners to pay more tax</title>
		<link>http://www.taxblogger.co.uk/pensioners-to-pay-more-tax/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 31 Dec 1969 22:59:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Administrator</dc:creator>
		
	<category>Tax news</category>
		<guid>http://www.taxblogger.co.uk/pensioners-to-pay-more-tax/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[	The Government has announced that it intends charging pensioners more tax on their pension income.
	Up to April 2009 pensioners receiving private pensions of up to £1,000 pa enjoyed tax free status.  However after April 2009, they will have to pay 20% in tax.  There is also a threat that they will seek back [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Laundry and dry cleaning</title>
		<link>http://www.taxblogger.co.uk/laundry-and-dry-cleaning/</link>
		<comments>http://www.taxblogger.co.uk/laundry-and-dry-cleaning/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 31 Dec 1969 22:59:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Administrator</dc:creator>
		
	<category>Tax tips</category>
		<guid>http://www.taxblogger.co.uk/laundry-and-dry-cleaning/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[	Where work clothes qualify as a uniform or protective clothing, the employee can claim the cost of cleaning the clothes against his tax bill.  The taxman has published agreed flat rate for some industries but if you don&#8217;t fall into these the standard flat rate is £60 (2008/09).
	So, what is a uniform?  Obviously, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Festivals and sporting events</title>
		<link>http://www.taxblogger.co.uk/festivals-and-sporting-events/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Jun 2008 12:46:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Administrator</dc:creator>
		
	<category>Tax news</category>
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		<description><![CDATA[	The Taxman is warning people who rent their houses out to festivals goers and spectators of sporting events that the income received should be submitted to HMRC.
	Paul Aplin, chairman of the ICAEW&#8217;s tax faculty said: &#8216;The taxman is prepared to chase even small amounts of tax and will take evasion of tax on short-term letting [...]]]></description>
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		<title>IR35 case - ABC Ltd</title>
		<link>http://www.taxblogger.co.uk/ir35-case-abc-ltd/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Jun 2008 09:06:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Administrator</dc:creator>
		
	<category>Tax news</category>
		<guid>http://www.taxblogger.co.uk/ir35-case-abc-ltd/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[	Keith Shepherd, a skilled IT consultant, is the sole director and shareholder or his company, Alternative Book Company Ltd. He has recently lost his IR35 case in the Special Commissioners with the result that he now owes HMRC two years tax and NI contributions.  The Court concluded the following:
	Mutuality of obligations
The Commissioner found that [...]]]></description>
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		<title>IR35 case - Dragonfly</title>
		<link>http://www.taxblogger.co.uk/ir35-case-dragonfly/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Jun 2008 08:53:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Administrator</dc:creator>
		
	<category>Tax news</category>
		<guid>http://www.taxblogger.co.uk/ir35-case-dragonfly/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[	HMRC won this case at the Special Commissioners resulting in a £99,000 tax bill.
	However, we understand it is being appealed with the assistance of the Professional Contractors Group (PCG).  The PCG say that if this appeal is rejected, the ruling could undermine much of the successful defence against IR35 established by PCG in numerous [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Company car mileage rates</title>
		<link>http://www.taxblogger.co.uk/company-car-mileage-rates/</link>
		<comments>http://www.taxblogger.co.uk/company-car-mileage-rates/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Jun 2008 10:20:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Administrator</dc:creator>
		
	<category>Tax news</category>
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		<description><![CDATA[	Please follow this link for details of the increased mileage rates, wef 1 June 2008, that employers can pay to employees with company cars.

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		<title>Road Tax increases</title>
		<link>http://www.taxblogger.co.uk/road-tax-increases/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 31 Dec 1969 22:59:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Administrator</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[	Reading the small print has revealed that the cost of tax discs for older, higher polluting cars is going up.  
	Back in 2006 Gordon Brown said the new Band G rate of taxation (for cars emitting more than 225g/km of carbon dioxide) would only apply to cars registered after 23 March 2006.  It [...]]]></description>
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