Courtroom hears of ‘unprofessional’ HMRC nicknames after top tax barrister is referred to as ‘Mr Bridger’, the flamboyant character from 1969 film The Italian Job
European Commission orders Spain to end two-tier tax regime where non-resident landlords cannot access 60% tax relief on income from letting properties
First minister of Scotland asks HMRC to investigate potential VAT breaches after Peter Murrell, former CEO of Scottish National Party (SNP), used fake invoices and accounts to hide embezzlement, classifying items such as a camper home as a van for business use
As HMRC claws in £24.3bn in capital gains tax (CGT) in a single year, Clare Stinton, senior personal finance analyst at Hargreaves Lansdown, explains ways to use allowances to minimise tax liability
Top tax barrister’s long-term bookkeeper testifies under oath in £2m trial stating she did ‘the donkey work’, describing him as ‘fastidious’, but ‘fair and honest’
Major overhaul of outdated, legacy telephone and customer service centre at HMRC goes ahead as contract with Capgemini finalised for multimillion pound technology stack
In this week’s Q&A, Abdul Hussain, adviser at Croner VIP Tax Team, considers the VAT position if an employer provides gym membership as part of salary sacrifice or as a benefit in kind
HMRC issues first official manual MTAR10000 on mandatory tax adviser registration, offering more clarity, but still a fortnight since sign-ups started, and still confusing to understand
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
Second batch of Mandelson files reveal WhatsApp messages warning against ‘creating shadow Treasury’ and minister complains about too many meetings with backbenchers about raising taxes to pay for more benefits
Nearly three million pension savers in work set to reduce amount of money they pay into pensions show latest figures from HMRC in first indication of the sweeping impact of the change to tax relief
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