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Drugs giant faces £2.85bn tax bill

European drugs giant, GlaxoSmithKline, has been handed a $5.2bn (£2.85bn) additional tax bill by US authorities.

07 Jan 2004

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Customs to face flood of VAT claims

Companies should be able to claim back millions of pounds in VAT paid on past and present share issues and AIM listings, according to top ten accountancy firm, PKF.

15 Aug 2003

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Techies and taxes

The problems of negotiating with the hoary-headed monster that is the Inland Revenue may distract the attention of FDs from the opportunities available to introduce more technology into their tax departments. Hence a specialist consultancy called Tax Automation is conducting a survey primarily aimed at tax managers and department heads at FTSE-350 companies to discover the extent to which software is used in systems and processes.

20 Jun 2003

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Card sharp

As the tax on free fuel for private mileage has risen, more and more companies have turned to card systems so they only give free fuel for business use. But now the whole system of taxing free fuel is likely to change more radically - and companies have to be ready to change, too.

21 Apr 2002

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R&D tax note published

The government launched Designs for Innovation, its consultative note on designing an R&D tax credit for large companies, on 4 December 2001.

29 Dec 2001

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