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Tax | Treasury shoots down call for six-month pension pot IHT deadline

Minister rules out any change to standard six-month deadline to pay inheritance tax to HMRC regardless of any complexities related to pension pots

31 Mar 2026

Tax | Business property relief changes: tax and succession planning

Owners of family businesses have some options after major erosion of tax advantage of business property relief (BPR) and interaction with inheritance tax, explain Julia Lewis, partner, and Daniel Watson, senior associate at Hunters Law LLP

31 Mar 2026

Tax

Inheritance Tax

Tax Planning

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Tax | Film financers, prop makers and Dubai landlords owe £53.2m unpaid tax

A Soho film investor is one of this month’s top deliberate tax defaulters owing £14.1m to HMRC along with a pandemic PPE supplier, a prop maker, Dubai landlord and OnlyFans creator

30 Mar 2026

Tax

HMRC

Tax Compliance

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Business | Halifax Panthers rescued amid tax turmoil

After liquidation and expulsion from the Rugby Football League over unpaid six-figure tax bill Halifax Panthers rescued by former director

30 Mar 2026

Business

Restructuring & Insolvency

Tax

VAT

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Tax | Reeves looks at legacy 45p mileage rate with ‘close interest’

Chancellor indicates plan to review approved mileage allowance payment (AMAP) for first time since 2011 ‘ahead of a future Budget’

27 Mar 2026

Tax | Ex-HMRC boss Jim Harra hired to sort 'misplaced' funds fiasco at NS&I

Treasury minister puts former head of HMRC, Sir Jim Harra in charge of sorting out the mess at National Savings & Investments, saying NS&I needs ‘best leadership’

26 Mar 2026

Tax

HMRC

Business | Free HMRC company tax return filing ends on 31 March

All businesses will have to use commercial software to file company tax returns from 1 April as current system ‘outdated’ but warning to save three years of records

26 Mar 2026

Tax | King’s Speech set for 13 May for legislative plans

Raft of new legislation expected at King’s Speech on 13 May, where plans for next 12 months presented to parliament

26 Mar 2026

Tax

Politics

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Tax | Company cars and the tax conundrum

Taxation on company cars can be a complex issue, with endless rates and bands, not to mention EV charging and parking. Our B&ADTV tax team of experts explain the rules

25 Mar 2026

Tax

Business Tax

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Tax | Crypto investors could cut CGT tax bill this April

Falling value of crypto since start of 2026 means investors are sitting on losses that could be used to reduce capital gains tax (CGT) bills

24 Mar 2026

Tax | Q&A: interest payments and withholding income tax

In this week’s Q&A, Isabella Wilson, adviser at Croner VIP Tax Team, explains the tax implications for a failure to withhold income tax on foreign interest payments

24 Mar 2026

Tax | Trustee tax planning: IHT cap on excluded property trusts

A last minute inheritance tax concession on excluded property trusts still leaves trustees with a complex landscape of long-term residency and tail periods to manoeuvre, explain Kate Johnson, partner, and Caroline Russell, senior associate at Wedlake Bell LLP

24 Mar 2026

Tax | Top tips: year end tax planning for owner managed businesses

Susan Perry, founder of Cooper Accountancy, explains how to make the most of your taxable allowances, business tax reliefs, dividends, while not forgetting personal tax breaks, to avoid leaving money on the table

23 Mar 2026

Tax | HMRC given sanctionable conduct powers against ‘bad advisers’

Tougher powers for HMRC to clamp down on rogue tax advisers with move to sanctionable conduct replacing dishonest conduct despite only being used five times

23 Mar 2026

Tax | Tax take soars by £72.6bn year-on-year as debt rises

HMRC’s multi-billion-pound take ‘not enough to plug the growing black hole of government debt’

20 Mar 2026

Business | Tariff refunds delayed as US customs still creating system

Delays to refunds of US Liberation Day tariffs expected as US Customs and Border Protection works on new CAPE portal to ensure accurate refund calculations as companies still hit with tariff bills

20 Mar 2026