The productivity of HMRC compliance staff has dropped since the pandemic, with each officer pulling in £130,000 less on average finds National Audit Office (NAO)
With sweeping changes to employee rights set to come into force, our Croner-i Navigate-HR expert explains the latest amendments to the draft legislation
The director of a Slough construction company that filed accounts just once has been jailed over a series of fraudulent bounce back loans after business went bust owing HMRC £300,000
More companies are turning to their auditor to handle sustainability reporting assurance work due to ‘immaturity’ of market and lack of recognisable names, warns FRC
Sophie Brookes and Debbie Shaw examine landmark judgment on shareholder rule in Aabar v Glencore case, validity of unwritten agreement to transfer beneficial interest in shares in LA Micro and failure to prevent fraud offence under ECCTA
An extensive conversion of a warehouse into a Toyota showroom qualified for business premises renovation allowance despite HMRC arguing it was a new building
Bullying seems to be a problem at HMRC with over half of those affected feeling that no action was taken, while two thirds of staff said their pay was ‘inadequate’
In the drive to roll out artificial intelligence (AI) tools, some users of Sage’s Copilot product were hit by a data glitch last month, when wrong client data appeared in their dashboard
Call centre staff at HMRC in Newcastle have added six dates to their strike action, affecting employer helpline and construction industry scheme helplines, in a bid to reinstate sacked union reps
Lloyds Banking Group has lost the first round of a tax dispute with HMRC at the First Tier Tribunal over a historic £1.07bn claim for cross-border group tax relief on Irish transactions, but it will appeal the decision
Employers are able to pro-rata annual leave entitlement again, but the holiday accrual rules and rolled-up holiday pay can be complex, explains CIPD HR-inform expert
A gang of construction company insiders have been jailed after abusing the construction industry scheme (CIS) and VAT refunds to steal £22m of payments due to HMRC
The Financial Conduct Authority has doubled the number of scam financial promotions it has taken down in the last year, with claims management companies worst offenders