MPs are warning of a potential major pensions mis-selling scandal, after the work and pensions committee’s report on British Steel Pension Schemes (BSPS) found members have been ‘shamelessly bamboozled' into ongoing adviser fees and unsuitable funds, and called for the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) to take urgent action on defined benefit (DB) pension transfers

HMRC has published guidance for taxpayers on how to make sure they take ‘reasonable care’ if they need to send tax returns and other documents to HMRC, and what happens if they do not, including details of penalties

Anne Fairpo, chair of the Low Incomes Tax Reform Group (LITRG) is urging parents and carers to check their position before applying for tax-free childcare as they may find other benefits they currently receive are stopped or that other childcare schemes can offer more financial support

The director of a Gloucester security services company has been jailed for three years for a £497,000 tax fraud, following an investigation by HMRC

A flagship Scottish government policy to double early learning and childcare hours by August 2020 has come under fire from Scotland’s Audit Commission, which says the plans have ‘significant risks’ because of insufficient staffing levels, poor preparations and an estimated £160m funding shortfall

Nicky Morgan, chair of the Treasury committee, has written to over 30 firms in the financial services industry challenging them to sign up to the women in finance charter or explain the reasons why they have not done so, in a bid to increase the pressure to improve gender diversity in the sector

Governments are not doing enough to align energy taxation regimes to address climate change and need to act urgently, according to the OECD which has published a high critical report of current approaches