The Ministry of Justice is in the final stages of the prelaunch trials for the online tax tribunals appeal service and is looking for taxpayers to test the system before the launch

UK schools and colleges stand to benefit from a VAT windfall after the European Court of justice (CJEU) confirmed that catering sales in training restaurants at educational establishments and admission charges to theatrical performances by students should be deemed services closely related to the provision of education, and so are exempt from VAT

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has charged an accountant who worked for the US regulator for 16 years with securities fraud in connection with his trading of options and other securities

Newly-elected French president Emmanuel Macron has committed to reducing the rate of corporation tax from its current level of 33.3% to 25%, with the aim of bringing it in line with the EU average within five years

Menzies head of employment tax Andrew Brookes outlines how public sector contractors can comply with changes to IR35 under new employment tax laws

Poor financial management and accounting failures continue to be a problem for the charity sector, with double defaulters continually failing to meet governance requirements on financial reporting, according to the annual review of charity accounts by the Charity Commission

Ahead of the launch of his party’s election manifesto next week, Liberal Democrat leader Tim Farron has said his party would raise corporation tax to 20% and abolish the married couples' tax allowance

Stuart Gulliver, group chief executive of HSBC, has his application of a closure notice on the tax year 2013-14 refused after it is concluded that he had a Hong Kong domicile of choice