Formula One supremo Bernie Ecclestone will discover later on Tuesday whether a settlement offer to end his bribery trial has been accepted.

Anti-poverty advocates have asked the British government to investigate the offshore tax arrangements of Alliance Boots, alleging that the pharmacy chain operator has underpaid by as much as £1.3bn (€1.6bn).

A table dancers’ “code of conduct” has been revealed by a tribunal judge analysing a fight between five London clubs and the UK tax authorities.

Mobile phone giant Vodafone is reportedly set to avoid paying billions of pounds in tax on its mammoth deal to exit the United States.

Ireland will be able to maintain its current corporation tax code in the face of international pressure to prevent multinational corporations avoid paying their fare share of tax, Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation, Richard Bruton said yesterday.

A bank that was last year forced to set aside £950m to cover the cost of a mis-selling and money-laundering scandal has declined to comment on reports its chief executive will receive a bonus of around £2m.

David Cameron defended wading into the row over Jimmy Carr’s tax affairs after the comedian admitted he had made a “terrible error of judgment”.

Well done to the IFA for its work in highlighting the additional upfront costs for farmers of more than €80m per year, if the Government were to take the easy option of equalising excise treatment of agricultural diesel and road diesel, in the battle against fuel laundering criminals.

Portsmouth FC say their bank accounts have been frozen following the winding-up petition issued by HM Revenue & Customs.

Milan Mandaric hopes Sheffield Wednesday “have a plan B” to fall back on in order to stave off administration after turning down his deal to save the club.

The number of new homes that became available in England dived to a record low during the past year, figures showed today.

The number of mortgages approved for house purchase in the UK fell to a six-month low during August as activity in the property market continued to falter, figures showed today.

Britain's top tax official was forced into an apology to 1.4 million people facing surprise bills amid claims he was “out of touch with reality”.

Cardiff boss Dave Jones has claimed the Football League have lifted their transfer embargo on the npower Championship outfit.

Portsmouth will have more than two-thirds of their debts written off after a deal with creditors was thrashed out today but have been hit with a further £17m claim from the taxman.

Tottenham boss Harry Redknapp is “confident” of clearing his name after being accused of an estimated £40,000 (€45,000) tax evasion.

Tottenham manager Harry Redknapp was accused of a £40,000 tax evasion today.

Portsmouth have denied being formally served with a winding up petition by the UK's HM Revenue & Customs, in a statement released by the club.

Premier League strugglers Portsmouth have been issued with a winding up petition by the UK's HM Revenue & Customs.

Tottenham manager Harry Redknapp is to face proceedings over a tax issue, his solicitors said tonight in a statement issued by the football club.

British Chancellor Alistair Darling is widely expected to announce a raft of tax increases for the better off when he delivers his Pre-Budget Report on Wednesday.

A ship’s captain was tonight among nine men being quizzed by detectives after customs officials seized Europe’s largest ever haul of smuggled cigarettes.

Nine men were arrested today as part of a customs swoop in Co Louth believed to have netted the largest ever number of illicit cigarettes seized in the UK and Ireland.

A man was arrested today following the discovery of a fuel laundering plant in a cattle shed close to the South Armagh border.

Over 50 businesses in the North having trouble paying their tax bills because of the economic climate have been given more time to pay, it was revealed today.

Manchester United’s 57,000 season ticket holders will benefit from the British government's decision to reduce VAT to 15%.

Two sisters, who concealed over £60,000 (€71,099) of cocaine internally in an attempt to smuggle it into the North, have been jailed for a total of five and a half years today following an investigation by HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC).

An unemployed carpenter from Dublin who tried to smuggle over two kilos of cannabis worth £20,000 (€23,696) into the North in his luggage has been jailed for six months today.

Former Atomic Kitten star Kerry Katona’s bankruptcy battle with the taxman should finally reach a conclusion at the High Court in the UK today.

Former Atomic Kitten star Kerry Katona was given a further two-week reprieve at the High Court today in her bankruptcy battle with the taxman.

Kerry Katona was given a reprieve by a UK High Court bankruptcy registrar today in her battle with the taxman.

Four people have been arrested in a series of operations by HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) over the last two weeks. Over 150,000 illegally imported cigarettes, and drugs with a street value of over £1m (€1.4m) have been seized.

TWO Sligo men have been jailed for a total of 34 years in England in relation to a massive haul of heroin and cannabis.

A man was being questioned tonight after a suspected fuel-laundering ring was smashed.

Almost 44,000 taxpayers in the North were fined last year for missing the self-assessment tax return deadline, it emerged tonight.

More than three million cigarettes hidden among sheets of plate glass have been seized at Belfast Docks, Customs said today.

The North's Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) today urged Gordon Brown, the UK's Chancellor of the Exchequer, to address the concerns of small businesses in his pre-Budget report, to be delivered on December 5.

A man accused of being involved in organised crime has had assets worth £200,000 (€292,600) seized by the North's Assets Recovery Agency (ARA), it emerged today.

Police and customs officials in the North today seized 17,000 litres of laundered diesel.