Robert Venables Q.C, Patrick Boch, Mary Ashley (by Zoom), and Ross Birkbeck will be speaking on HMRC’s Attack on Tax Avoidance.
This seminar will be taking place in the Ashworth Centre, of Lincolns Inn and via Zoom.
If you are interested in attending in person or via Zoom, please send an email to [email protected] to confirm your attendance in person or to request the Zoom details.
Seminar Timetable
- 15:30 – 15:55 – Registration – Tea & Coffee
- 15:59: Zoom video will begin
- 16:00 – Chairman’s Opening Remarks
- 16:05 – 16:35: Robert Venables Q.C. – The Tightening of the Screw – An Overview
- 2004 DOTAS
- 2013 The GAAR
- 2014 Followers Notices
- 2014 Accelerated Payment Notices
- 2014 Promoters of Tax Avoidance Schemes
- 2017 Penalties for Enablers of Defeated Tax Avoidance
- Tightening of above rules especially by Finance Act 2021 especially Stop Notice.
- Finance Act 2022: Winding-up petitions
- publication by HMRC
- freezing orders
- Penalties for facilitating avoidance schemes involving non-residents promoters.
- Abuse of Criminal Process
- 16:35 – 17:05: Ross Birkbeck – Follower Notices post Haworth & M-Sport, Accelerated Payment Notices and Finance Act 2021 Changes to POTAS regime
- 17:05 – 17:35: Patrick Boch – The Enablers and Facilitators Legislation
- Penalties for Enables of Defeated Tax Avoidance (Finance (No 2) Act 2017) – Penalties for facilitating avoidance schemes involving non-resident promoters (Finance Act 2022)
- 17:35 18:05: Mary Ashley – Other Weapons added to HMRC’S Armoury by Finance Act 2022
- 18:05: Questions to the speakers followed by drinks
Disclaimer
Nothing in the talks constitutes the giving of advice intended to be acted on without more. They constitute simply preliminary thoughts. Readers or hearers (and their clients) should take independent professional advice before acting or refraining from action.
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- Any Notes prepared in conjunction with this seminar;
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Seminar notes
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