Following a short delay, HMRC has sorted out the outstanding IT issues and launched an online service to support affected taxpayers with calculations for overlap relief
Blick Rothenberg, part of Azets, has set up a Japan desk to assist companies and individuals from both countries with tax issues, setting up a business and mobility issues
CIPFA and ICAEW will launch a fast-track route for newly-qualified CPFA and ACA accountants to gain designation of both institutes and qualify for dual membership
In this week’s accountancy career moves, partner promotions and hires at Johnston Carmichael, Larking Gowen, Alarez & Marsal, EY, Excello Law and Baker Tilly International
Former Liverpool and England football player John Barnes has been given an adjournment over a tax debt worth £238,000 following a bankruptcy petition by HMRC
Recruiters highlighted that companies are still hesitant to take on new hires as uncertainty continues to weigh on hiring decisions, but some sectors such as accounting are in high demand
A textile and clothes seller has lost a First Tier Tribunal (FTT) appeal against a tax demand relating to inaccurate VAT returns as transactions were deliberately concealed
Over £1bn in covid grants has still not been paid back as MPs question the value of handing out £22.6bn to businesses with few checks during the pandemic
HMRC has hired IT company Restore to ramp up the use of digital communications in a bid to stop taxpayers using post and phone rather than online services