If it looks like a duck, swims like a duck and quacks like a duck then surely it is regulation of tax advisers despite claims from government and HMRC it is not. Ellen Milner, director of public policy at the Chartered Institute of Taxation (CIOT) is not convinced

New tax year sees major change to the PAYE rules impacting wide net of recruitment agencies placing staff provided by umbrellas

Increase in tax on dividends, directors’ loan interest rate rise, business asset disposal relief hike, frozen thresholds, inheritance tax for farmers and family businesses, Making Tax Digital starts, CIS, and more