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Tax | £2.5m VAT hit as hair transplants ‘not a cure’

A hair transplant company has lost a £2.5m appeal against VAT assessments as the tribunal ruling stated services it was providing for the treatment of alopecia were ‘purely cosmetic’

5 Mar 2025

Tax | Online side hustlers sent HMRC letters about unpaid tax

HMRC has started sending letters to online sellers and side hustlers it suspects of not paying tax or disclosing sales on online platforms in 2022-23, giving 30 days to respond

5 Mar 2025

Tax | HMRC takes up to two years to resolve RTI collection issues

Real time information (RTI) for PAYE is causing payroll managers problems that sometimes take years for HMRC to correct while the helpline causes ‘great frustration’

5 Mar 2025

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Tax | Top five year end tax tips for self employed

With a month to go until 5 April cut-off, the experts at Hargreaves Lansdown provide their top advice on how to minimise tax bills with some clever pension saving ideas and tax free ISA tips

5 Mar 2025

Tax | Q&A: capital allowances on dual control vehicles

In this week’s Q&A, our Croner-i VIP Tax Team adviser Celendrika Marcos, explains which allowances can be claimed for a company vehicle partly used for personal travel

4 Mar 2025

Tax | Lloyds to replace Barclays as HMRC banker

HMRC is planning to end an eight-year agreement with banking giant Barclays in a switch to Lloyds Banking Group as one of its trio of banks

3 Mar 2025

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Tax Compliance

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Tax | Don’t lose out on tax free allowances before 6 April

Anyone with spare cash needs to make sure they are using their tax exemptions and reliefs before 6 April, including inheritance tax gifting, crystallising gains to reduce CGT liability and topping up pension contributions

3 Mar 2025

Tax | Oil and gas companies failed to pay £125m in windfall tax

More than a dozen oil and gas companies have been investigated by HMRC for underpaying energy profits levy, mainly down to apportionment issues

3 Mar 2025

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Business Tax

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Tax | Probate delays down to poor training for online shift

Excessive delays to probate by decision to prioritise digital applications without adequate training and widespread use of temporary staff

3 Mar 2025

Tax | HMRC loses out on £500k after assessing appellant too late

A significant tax bill and penalty for a construction recruitment agency over potential Kittel VAT fraud was out of time meaning the appellant only had to pay £229,000

3 Mar 2025

Tax | Tax filing deadlines: Mar to Sep 2025

Essential tax deadlines at a glance including corporation tax return due for year ends 31 March 2024

3 Mar 2025

Tax | CPD module: inheritance tax changes from 4 April 2025

In this month’s exclusive free CPD module, we explain the inheritance tax changes due to come into force from 4 April 2025

3 Mar 2025

Tax | Webinar on tax planning for buy to let properties

Paying too much tax on your property portfolio? Get the inside track at our webinar on 4 March

28 Feb 2025

Business | Grant Thornton targets SMEs with launch of dedicated service

In a move to build share in the competitive SME market, Grant Thornton has launched its first dedicated Entrepreneurial and SME Services offering accountancy, tax and advisory services

27 Feb 2025

Business | HMRC uses anti-spoofing software to detect deepfake callers

Over 3,000 PAYE taxpayers have been signed up to a voice recognition system for a six-week trial, but how will HMRC detect potential fraudulent deepfake calls using artificial intelligence?

27 Feb 2025