http://www.dgowens.com We are interested in hearing about your business and what we can do to help. Thu, 12 Aug 2010 13:53:43 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Court documents released after a $100 million antitrust settlement have shown how Dell's operating income was propped up by Intel for years. Dell is one of a few PC makers that received pay outs from Intel to keep them from using chips from AMD. Intel has since offered its smaller rival ... http://www.dgowens.com/?p=778 In this article we discuss family tax planning involving the transfer of property between spouses. Family tax planning exercises involving the transfer of assets between spouses (or civil partners) is often necessary to enable each spouse to fully utilise the various tax exemptions available to an individual. If one spouse owns ... http://www.dgowens.com/?p=776 Reports emerge of revenue changing to embrace negotiated settlements even when the taxman believes it has a strong legal case. Advisers and tax investigations insurers expect HM Revenue & Customs to relax its stance on litigation in a major policy change to bring money into the government's coffers through negotiated settlements ... http://www.dgowens.com/?p=774 Taxman lays claim to tower blocks in Dubai worth £80m, supercars and properties in Knightsbridge and Buckinghamshire in clawing back record haul from carousel fraudsters. Two members of a 21-strong carousel fraud gang have been told to hand over £92.3m in the biggest ever confiscation order secured by HM Revenue & ... http://www.dgowens.com/?p=772 HMRC and Treasury plans for General Anti-avoidance Rule (GAAR) draws criticism from businesses, advisers and MPs The Treasury and taxman are ploughing on with plans for a one-size-fits-all anti-avoidance rule, despite opposition from individuals, businesses, advisers and even an accountant MP. Ever since the idea of a General Anti-Avoidance Rule (GAAR) was ... http://www.dgowens.com/?p=767 Cardiff City chief executive Gethin Jenkins says the club are confident they will see off a new winding-up petition over a PAYE tax debt. Jenkins confirmed a petition is to be lodged against City by Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs on 11 August. But in a statement on the club's website Jenkins ... http://www.dgowens.com/?p=765 All the key points from the chancellor's emergency Budget speech • Calling it an “unavoidable Budget”, George Osborne says Budget details will not be buried in the book. • Everyone will have to contribute to the recovery, but everyone will also share in the eventual prosperity. • Estimated growth in the UK economy ... http://www.dgowens.com/?p=745 An IT contractor scored a rare victory at the HMRC Commissioners in an appeal against the tax department’s interpretation of his service contract. A tribunal decision published on Friday 7 May provides details of the decision in the Novasoft case brought by Novak Brajkovic against HMRC. Between August 1998 and December ... http://www.dgowens.com/?p=726 The taxman has warned businesses that most of them must file their PAYE returns online by 19 May or face stiff penalties. If you send any PAYE forms by paper or magnetic media when you’re required to send them online, you will face penalties. These penalties will still be due ... http://www.dgowens.com/?p=722 VAT rise to 20% expected within a few months Despite chancellor Alistair Darling saying he had "no further announcements about VAT" in this week's Budget, there are many in the accountancy profession who expect such an announcement to be made in just a few short weeks. They expect that an increase in ... http://www.dgowens.com/?p=714