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Business | Paul Aplin named CIOT president as tax ‘more difficult to navigate’

The Chartered Institute of Taxation (CIOT) has named deputy president Paul Aplin OBE, a tax expert with nearly four decades of experience, as president, effective June, succeeding Nichola Ross Martin

9 Apr 2026

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Tax | Changes to writing down allowances require split year calculation

HMRC clarifies how to calculate the main rate of writing down allowance after 4% cut if chargeable period straddles two financial years

8 Apr 2026

Tax | HMRC whistleblower reward scheme: what advisers need to know

The start of the new enhanced HMRC whistleblower scheme alters the risk environment for tax advisers, particularly on legacy tax arrangements, warns Rachel Cook, Of Counsel at Peters & Peters

8 Apr 2026

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Tax | HMRC loses £470k giant marshmallow VAT battle

After four tax hearings, judges side with makers of giant sugary balls in long-running dispute over VAT zero rating, producing a natty mathematical formula to back up decision

7 Apr 2026

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Tax | Q&A: holdover relief on gifts

In this week’s Q&A, Rebecca Walters, adviser at Croner VIP Tax Team, explains holdover relief restrictions when gifting shares to offspring in a family owned business

7 Apr 2026

Business | Warning on tax adviser regulation by the backdoor

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

7 Apr 2026

Tax | Joint PAYE liability moves to recruiters using umbrella companies

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

7 Apr 2026

Tax | Personal tax changes from 6 April 2026

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

7 Apr 2026

Tax | Welsh Senedd election 2026: tax policies

The front runners for the election for Welsh members of the Senedd have set out their manifestos, we examine their tax plans to see the impact on businesses and individual taxpayers

2 Apr 2026

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Tax | CPD module: MTD for Income Tax tips and advice

This month’s exclusive CPD module focuses on Making Tax Digital for Income Tax, presented by our Croner MTD expert Diane Wright

2 Apr 2026

Tax | Only 185k signed up to Making Tax Digital

Latest figures from HMRC show 21% of taxpayers registered for MTD for Income Tax with nearly 700,000 not yet signed up and low numbers of individual taxpayers

2 Apr 2026

Tax | Business tax changes from 1 April 2026

Penalties for late filing of CT returns double, end of free HMRC software, cut in capital allowance rates, road tax increases, and more

1 Apr 2026

Tax | Tax filing deadlines: Apr – Sep 2026

Key dates for Making Tax Digital for Income Tax registration and new HMRC tax adviser register

1 Apr 2026

Tax | HMRC clarifies how to exit MTD if income falls

With days until Making Tax Digital for Income Tax goes live for £50,000 plus landlords and self employed, HMRC clarifies exit options and cessation process

1 Apr 2026

Business | National living wage rate rises 4.1%

Above inflation rises for minimum wage kick in from 1 April as national living wage increases to £12.71 for workers aged over 21, day one statutory sick pay starts on 6 April

1 Apr 2026

Tax | Q&A: reclaiming VAT on company cars

In this week’s Q&A, Joshua Hamley-Deane, tax adviser at Croner, explains the differences between recovering input tax on leased and purchased cars for mixed use

31 Mar 2026

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Business | Paul Aplin named CIOT president as tax ‘more difficult to navigate’

Tax | Changes to writing down allowances require split year calculation

Tax | HMRC whistleblower reward scheme: what advisers need to know

Tax | HMRC loses £470k giant marshmallow VAT battle

Tax | Q&A: holdover relief on gifts

Business | Warning on tax adviser regulation by the backdoor

Tax | Joint PAYE liability moves to recruiters using umbrella companies

Tax | Personal tax changes from 6 April 2026

Tax | Welsh Senedd election 2026: tax policies

Tax | CPD module: MTD for Income Tax tips and advice

Tax | Only 185k signed up to Making Tax Digital

Tax | Business tax changes from 1 April 2026

Tax | Tax filing deadlines: Apr – Sep 2026

Tax | HMRC clarifies how to exit MTD if income falls

Business | National living wage rate rises 4.1%

Tax | Q&A: reclaiming VAT on company cars