Plans for a Liverpool investment zone have been given a boost with up to £80m of government funding to drive growth in the life sciences sector and deliver 4,000 jobs
With a third of taxpayers dissatisfied with the quality of HMRC service, the HMRC Charter annual report acknowledged serious service failures, and said the future focus would be on online migration
The operator of a luxury hotel group has won an appeal at the Upper Tribunal over a dispute with HMRC relating to a VAT bill for £76,000 as VAT on accountancy and legal fees was recoverable
A lack of accountability, growing levels of fraud and excessive complexity mean that the Treasury needs to be more transparent about the multibillion pound tax breaks
Taxpayers have 30 days to appeal a tax demand from HMRC at tribunal based on Maitland ruling but there are some exceptions to the tight deadline, explains Meg Wilson CTA, lead direct tax writer, Croner-i
In this week’s Q&A, Croner-i tax adviser Amaira Badat, considers the most favoured nation rule under double taxation agreements when calculating withholding tax
Falling service standards at HMRC have resulted in the temporary closure of helplines, but this policy is likely to lead to more errors in the short-term, warns Katharine Arthur, head of private client, haysmacintyre
The First Tier Tribunal (FTT) has granted a restaurant its application for hardship related to a VAT penalty of £280,903, which it could not afford to pay
HMRC plans to roll out limited trials of new policies or processes on small groups of taxpayers without consultation could undermine consultation approach
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