Meet Sino Merchants @ IFA - Berlin Hall 9, 301-12b

Sino Merchants Ltd., based in the State of Malta, is a company that trades internationally in mobile phones, electronic items and IT items.

We will have a booth at the IFA conference in Berlin. If you or any members of your company are attending, please stop by and say hello to Marc, one of our sales and purchasing managers. Our booth is located in Reseller Park, Hall 9, Booth no. 301-12b.

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Exporters warned over 'tighter legal scrutiny' ahead of Christopher Tappin hearing

Business owners are being warned that HM Revenue & Customs is stepping up investigations into companies that trade goods subject to export controls.

By James Hurley, Business Club Editor
Published: 7:00AM BST 31 Aug 2010

Ahead of an extradition hearing for a retired British businessman accused of selling parts for Iranian missiles this week, law firm Kingsley Napley said it has observed a "dramatic" increase in investigations and prosecutions instigated by HMRC under... (click on the headline to read the full article)

Nine held over £1.3m iPhone fraud in police raid

Mark Prigg, Science and Technology Editor

Police in London today smashed a multi-million-pound iPhone fraud that cost O2 £1.3 million last month alone.

Officers discovered thousands of pounds of handsets and hundreds of Sim cards as nine people were seized in raids.

The fraud involved buying hundreds of iPhones worth up to £599 each.

The Sim cards registered to these accounts were removed and used to call premium rate numbers owned by the fraudsters, costing up to &poun... (click on the headline to read the full article)

The On-going cost of HMRC Extended Verification

In the Studio with CRN: HMRC vs traders

CRN discusses the real cost of HMRC's Extended Verification policy on the mobile phone and components industry

In a heated discussion, CRN Editor Sara Yirrell chats to three people passionate about the plight of IT and mobile phone traders caught up in HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) Extended Verification process to combat VAT fraud.

Joining CRN in the studio is Anthony Elliot-Square, managing director of International Phone Traders, Dave Fisher, managing direct... (click on the headline to read the full article)

WANTED – EXPERT WITNESSES FOR VAT TRIBUNAL APPEAL CASES

Study of past decisions show that traders have severely reduced their chances of success in VAT Appeals because they have not effectively challenged HMRC’s so-called expert evidence.

We believe that the majority of HMRC claims can be disproved if adequate resources are devoted to collecting and analysing authoritative information which is then presented to the Tribunal. 

To achieve this we are seeking:

1.  Accountants and businessmen who have experience in brokering/who... (click on the headline to read the full article)

Successful Traders Reclaims - Help Wanted

We understand that some traders who were subjected to the HMRC Extended Verification process have been refunded their input tax.

We would be grateful if anyone who has been repaid would contact us.  Any communication will be treated as confidential.

Please contact Anthony Elliot-Square on 01963-251222 or email Anthony@thirddimension.co.uk

BUSINESS AS USUAL FOR THE FORMER VANTIS TEAM

We are pleased to announce that Don Mavin – formerly the Head of the Tax Disputes & Litigation Team at Vantis plc., - has moved, with his entire team, to Begbies Traynor LLP where he has been appointed Managing Partner of Tax.

IPT readers will be aware that it was the Vantis team that was a leading light in combating HMRC’s policy of denying VAT repayments to traders on the grounds of alleged knowledge of a fraud elsewhere in a supply chain.  We are also highly experienced in the handling of disputes wit... (click on the headline to read the full article)

FURTHER ATTEMPTS TO UNIFY EU FRAUD INVESTIGATIONS

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As a follow-up to the agreement to enable VAT investigators to conduct cross-border enquiries more swiftly and effectively, which was ratified on 16 March 2010, the Council of the European Union, in June, agreed on a draft regulation which, when finalised, will bring the prospect of a European-wide VAT investigation force a step closer.

Back in March, the Council... (click on the headline to read the full article)