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Tax | HMRC tax adviser register: how the rules affect payroll professionals

Roxanne Slevin MCIPP, policy officer at the Chartered Institute of Payroll Professionals, explains the new mandatory registration requirements for payroll providers from setting up an agent services accounts to new anti-money laundering oversight rules

6 Jul 2026

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Tax | IR35 risks: joint and several liability for recruitment agencies

Gemma Stack, employment tax principal at Ryan, explains how new PAYE clampdown on umbrella companies means recruiters and employers in the supply chain can be held jointly liable for unpaid tax and national insurance by HMRC

2 Jun 2026

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Tax | ‘You’ve had plenty of time to get on with it’, MPs tell HMRC

MPs grill HMRC top brass over why they want more enforcement powers when it is not using current rules, and has ‘only once taken action to prevent the facilitation of tax evasion’

19 May 2026

Law and Regulation

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Tax | Deadlines for HMRC tax adviser register from 18 May

With a few days to go before mandatory tax adviser register goes live on 18 May, HMRC issues timetable for registration with dates for staggered introduction

18 May 2026

Law and Regulation

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Tax | HMRC releases last minute tax adviser register checker tool

With only days to go until start of HMRC’s mandatory tax adviser register, new tool to check eligibility on interaction launched but warning results do not provide a formal decision by HMRC

14 May 2026

Law and Regulation

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Tax | HMRC given sanctionable conduct powers against ‘bad advisers’

Tougher powers for HMRC to clamp down on rogue tax advisers with move to sanctionable conduct replacing dishonest conduct despite only being used five times

23 Mar 2026

Law and Regulation

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Business | PM Law firm collapsed owing £279k tax bill

With £9m of funding already paid out to cover lost client money, liquidators for PM Law reveal a £279,000 tax bill and £2.9m owed to Virgin Bank

16 Mar 2026

Law and Regulation

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Tax | High Court throws out £8m libel claim against Dan Neidle

Tax expert Dan Neidle wins at High Court after judge strikes out £8m libel case over barrister’s alleged connection to tax avoidance scheme

13 Mar 2026

Law and Regulation

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Tax | Tax adviser registration starts 18 May

HMRC clarifies sign-up details for mandatory register of tax agents with three-month window to submit applications and confirmation of exemption for in-house corporate tax and payroll teams

18 Feb 2026

Law and Regulation

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Tax | Plan to end access to written tax judgments scrapped

After strong opposition, Tribunal Procedure Committee forced to keep current approach to written rulings on tax tribunals

11 Feb 2026

Law and Regulation

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Tax | 20% VAT on Uber and co taxi apps starts

Ride hailing apps now have to charge 20% VAT on fares as a result of Budget changes removing TOMS tax break, but only in London

2 Jan 2026

Law and Regulation

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Tax | Only firms will have to sign up to HMRC tax adviser register

From May 2026, tax advisers who interact with HMRC for clients will need to sign up to the new tax adviser register and meet HMRC’s minimum registration standards

16 Dec 2025

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Tax | Important changes to tribunal delay application process

Neil Tipping, VIP enquiries manager at Croner-i, explains the changes set out in a new practice statement on tribunal delay applications, stressing from now on parties must discuss any potential delay between themselves before approaching the tribunal

11 Dec 2025

Law and Regulation

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Business | Fine of £5k for breaches of HMRC tax adviser register

Details of plans for the new HMRC tax adviser ‘interact’ register have become clearer in 18 pages of legislation in draft Finance (No.2) Bill with firms required to register not individual staff members

8 Dec 2025

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Tax | Finance Bill runs to 554 pages

Bumper Finance (No.2) Bill released running to 554 pages, the longest piece of tax legislation since 2017 with raft of measures to crack down on tax avoidance promoters and thresholds frozen for six years

8 Dec 2025

Law and Regulation

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Tax | PCRT updated to reflect ethics of third party relationships

The Professional Conduct in Relation to Taxation (PCRT) has been updated to reflect changes to ethical standards, focusing on tax adviser relationships with third parties and dealing with client disagreements over questionable tax planning

1 Oct 2025

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