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Tax | HMRC refreshes IR35 guidance for employers

HMRC has published three guides clarifying the tax status of contractors in a labour supply chain, employer responsibilities and non-compliance risks under intermediaries rules

4 Dec 2023

Tax | HMRC to revoke some carried-over annual leave

A mix-up over authorising carried-over annual leave at HMRC means that managers have signed off untaken holiday requests by mistake

1 Dec 2023

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HMRC

Careers

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Tax | Filing deadlines: December 2023 - April 2024

Our handy guide to tax filing deadlines for online personal tax return for 2022–23 if taxpayer wants HMRC to collect tax underpayment through PAYE

1 Dec 2023

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Tax Compliance

Tax Planning

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Tax | TV presenter Kaye Adams wins £124k IR35 case

HMRC has lost a long-running tax dispute with Loose Women TV presenter Kaye Adams over her self-employed status with a ruling that she was not hired under IR35 rules

1 Dec 2023

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HMRC

Case Reports

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Tax | Former chancellor Alistair Darling dies aged 70

The former Labour party Chancellor who steered the country through the financial crash has died after a short illness

30 Nov 2023

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Politics

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Tax | Fulham property owner wins £1m tax dispute

‘Inadequately and carelessly’ assembled bundle contributed to HMRC’s loss of a case against a property owner over the sale of several £1m plus properties in London

30 Nov 2023

Tax

Case Reports

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Tax | Crypto investors warned to disclose unpaid tax

HMRC has given crypto investors the opportunity to voluntarily disclose unpaid tax going back four years on their cryptocurrency and non-fungible token (NFT) transactions

30 Nov 2023

Tax | Taxpayers urged not to call HMRC helplines

HMRC is calling on anyone completing self assessment tax returns to avoid phone calls about basic questions

29 Nov 2023

Tax | Autumn Finance Bill published to cut tax

Following last week’s Autumn Statement, the Autumn Finance Bill 2023 has been published setting out key tax changes

29 Nov 2023

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Law and Regulation

Budget

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Tax | HMRC advisory fuel rates for company car users from 1 December 2023

HMRC has published the latest advisory fuel rates (AFR) for company car users, effective from 1 December 2023, increasing diesel rates

29 Nov 2023

Tax | GAP Group wins £840k red diesel VAT case

HMRC has lost a case at the First Tier Tribunal against a plant hire company over the rate of VAT charged on red diesel provided in equipment for hire

29 Nov 2023

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VAT

Case Reports

Tax | HMRC targets non-payers of VAT

HMRC plans a letter campaign to target non-payers of VAT telling them to disclose unpaid tax dating back up to six years

29 Nov 2023

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VAT

HMRC

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Tax | Exporter loses ‘deliberately inaccurate’ £217k VAT appeal

A former director of an electrical goods exporter has lost an appeal totalling £217,000 for unpaid VAT and penalty charges as behaviour was ‘deliberately inaccurate’

28 Nov 2023

Tax | Q&A: tax liability for directors working overseas

In this week’s Q&A, we examine the tax and dividend considerations when a non-resident director is working overseas on a UK contract

28 Nov 2023

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Personal Tax

Tax Compliance

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Tax | Entain to pay £585m to settle HMRC bribery probe

FTSE listed betting group Entain plc, owner of Ladbrokes and Coral, has agreed to pay £585m to settle a HMRC investigation into bribery at a Turkish subsidiary

27 Nov 2023

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HMRC