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A BRITISH tourist claims her dream trip to Benidorm was ruined because there were "too many Spaniards". Fuming Freda Jackson, 81, said she was left in tears at the end of the two-week holiday to the tourist hotspot as it was teeming with "rude" Spanish natives. The OAP, who suffers from mobility issues, had saved up her pension for the £1,133 Thomas Cook trip with her 61-year-old pal at the Poseidon Playa resort. But she is now demanding a full refund from the tour operator after the holiday in May was "ruined". Freda, from Blackburn, Lancs, said: "The hotel was full of Spanish holidaymakers and they really got on our nerves because they were just so rude. "One evening a Spanish guy nearly knocked me flying and he just walked off without even apologising. "The entertainment in the hotel was all focused and catered for the Spanish - why can't the Spanish go somewhere else for their holidays?" Freda and her friend had travelled 1,500 miles from Manchester Airport to … [Read more...] about Brit tourist demands refund after her Benidorm holiday was ruined by ‘too many Spanish people’

Keen readers will recall the long-running saga of the correct treatment of VAT incurred by employers on pension fund costs. Following rulings by the ECJ, HMRC had determined that it needed to change existing UK practice. In particular, this affected defined benefit schemes where HMRC had allowed employers to recover some, but not all, of the VAT paid on investment managers’ fees. This ran counter to the ECJ’s decision in the PPG case.In October 2015 we posted that the HMRC had issued an update on progress (or lack of it) in finding a workable solution that would allow employers to continue to recover VAT as input tax. A number of potential problems had been identified with the ideas that were circulating, including the use of tripartite contracts or adding pension fund trustees to the employer’s VAT group. To give everyone more thinking time, HMRC extended the transitional period during which the old practice could be used until December 2016.Sadly, nearly a … [Read more...] about UK Pensions VAT – Yet Another Update

COPS in Benidorm are cracking down on aggressive pickpockets who prey on drunk Brits by posing as prostitutes looking for tourist trade. The women team-up at busy crossroads in the Spanish resort and target men as they stagger back to their hotels at the end of boozy nights out. Some of the late-night thieves are even MEN dressed up as female sex workers  to take advantage of  legless holidaymakers. Footage taken from a hotel balcony and posted on a Facebook page dedicated to Benidorm shows one woman repeatedly grabbing an English holidaymaker who appears unsteady on his feet. She tries to put her hands into the pockets of his shorts and then pushes him around the corner and backs him into a wall as he shouts for a friend called Steve. He eventually untangles himself from his relentless pursuer and she is filmed returning to her beat on the main road. Now cops have launched a crackdown on the criminals – who often turn out to be well-organised Eastern European crooks. A … [Read more...] about Aggressive female pickpocket attacks innocent man on Benidorm strip as cops warn Brit tourists to be on guard

TWO Russian spies spent more than 55 hours in the UK and travelled to major UK tourist sites armed with deadly Novichok. Alexander Petrov and Ruslan Boshirov, who are aged around 40, have been named following the poisoning of former spy Sergei Skripal, 67, and his daughter Yulia, 33. Cops sensationally named them this morning and provided a detailed timeline of their movements after they landed at Gatwick Airport on Friday, March 2. Just two days later, officers believe they travelled to Salisbury and sprayed Mr Skripal’s front door with the nerve agent. Here, we detail their chilling movements... Friday, March 2 3pm: Both spy suspects touch down at Gatwick Airport after boarding Aeroflot flight SU2588 in Moscow. Cops believe they travelled under aliases. They then make arrangements to travel into central London and have plans to stay in a hotel. 5.40pm: Alexander and Ruslan arrive at London Victoria station after boarding a train from Gatwick Airport. 6pm: They then travel on … [Read more...] about Russian spy suspects’ 56-hour trip around major British tourist sites with deadly Novichok

Electronic certification applications may be submitted beginning April 15, 2014.In late 2013, the Mexican legislature passed sweeping tax reforms that financially impact several Mexican industries, including the maquiladora industry.  One such reform was the elimination of the exemption on Value Added Tax (VAT) for temporary imports currently enjoyed by maquiladora companies.  A VAT of 16 percent was established for all imports, regardless of the location of the manufacturing facility within Mexico.  Starting January 1, 2015, companies that import products into Mexico on a temporary basis for manufacture, assembly, repair or otherwise, as part of a maquiladora operation will have to pay 16 percent VAT.Following discussions with the Maquiladora Industry Association (INDEX), as well as Mexican Tax Authorities (SAT), President Enrique Peña Nieto issued a presidential decree granting maquiladora companies certain tax benefits in order to mitigate some of the effects of … [Read more...] about Maquiladora Tax Certification Required to Avoid VAT (Value Added Tax) Payments Under Mexican Tax Law Reform