UK corporate offence of failure to prevent tax evasion
On 13 August 2024, the Financial Reporting Council (FRC), as part of a cross-regulatory group comprising the FCA, Companies House, HMRC and Charity Commission for England and Wales, published a discussion paper on the future...more
The Labour Party Manifesto for the election on 4 July 2024 has now been published. Our key tax takeaways from the manifesto for the asset management sector are as follows:.....more
The deadline is approaching for the HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) year-end reporting requirements for companies in the UK, US and elsewhere with share options and other share awards granted to – and share acquisitions by – UK...more
In 2027, the UK will introduce a carbon border adjustment mechanism (CBAM) on imports of certain carbon intensive goods. The CBAM will impose a charge on the emissions embodied in relevant imports that take place on or after...more
Welcome to your weekly update from the Allen & Overy Pensions team, covering all the latest legal and regulatory developments in the world of workplace pensions. This week we cover the following topics: Regulations...more
On 6 October 2020, the Fifth Money Laundering Directive ((EU) 2018/843) (MDL5)) was implemented to reinforce the United Kingdom’s money laundering regime. This had the effect of tremendously broadening the scope of the types...more
The deadline is approaching for the HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) year-end reporting requirements for companies in the UK, US and elsewhere with share options and other share awards granted to, and share acquisitions by, UK...more
Following the agreement of the EU/UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement (the “Brexit Deal”), HMRC has unexpectedly announced a substantial restriction to the way in which DAC6 will be applied in the UK. Although the law has...more
On 30 December, the UK government laid regulations that will significantly reduce the type of cross-border arrangement that will need to be reported by UK intermediaries under the so-called DAC 6 rules on 31 January 2021 and...more
UK COVID-19 Developments - HMRC updates its trading activities guidance - HMRC has updated its guidance at BIM48000 regarding how legislation and case law should be applied where a business makes changes to its...more
On 24 June, the Council of the European Union formally adopted a directive giving EU Member States the option to defer by six months the timetable for reporting under DAC6. ...more
HM Revenue & Customs confirmed on June 25, 2020, that the United Kingdom will adopt a European Union measure to delay the first reporting requirement under EU Council Directive 2018/822, the sixth amendment to the EU...more
The deadline is approaching for the HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) year-end reporting requirement for UK, US and other companies with respect to options and other equity incentive awards granted to, and share acquisitions by,...more
DAC6 summary - Council Directive 2018/822 – known as DAC6 – is the sixth amendment to the EU Directive on Administrative Cooperation 2011/16/EU. DAC6 is aimed at providing the tax authorities with a “warning system” in...more
KEY POINTS - The UK Regulations, finalised on 13 January 2020, will only apply in relation to direct EU taxes. - The Legal Professional Privilege exemption is still unclear. - Penalties have been capped at £5,000. ...more
This alert serves as a reminder of the need for year-end reporting to the UK tax authorities (HMRC) with respect to options and other equity incentive awards granted to, and share acquisitions by, UK employees which occurred...more
It has been announced in today’s Budget that the CRC Energy Efficiency Scheme (CRC) will be abolished from 2019 and the Climate Change Levy (CCL) will be raised to compensate. The announcement comes following a...more
Enforcement – FCA Fines £13.2 Million for Transaction Reporting Failures - The FCA fined Merrill Lynch International (MLI) £13.2 million on 22 April 2015 for incorrectly reporting 35,034,810 transactions and failing to...more