Following the chancellor’s Winter Economy Plan, Crowe’s Nick Latimer unpicks the implications for self-assessment taxpayers, including an extra 12 months to pay alongside other measures, but warns there are strings attached, including interest and time restrictions

The Welsh Revenue Authority (WRA) reported £300m tax raised during the last financial year in its annual report, this is the first time the national revenue raising body has reported on delivery against its Corporate Plan 2019 to 2022

The Icelandic post-rock band Sigur Rós is calling for a review of the country’s tax laws, as its members prepare to face a second trial over charges of tax evasion, claiming there is a risk of ‘double jeopardy’

Taxpayers are missing out on claims for tax reliefs because of the complexity of applying, and HMRC should enhance the functionality of digital tax accounts and streamline expenses claims to improve take up, according to a report from the Office of Tax Simplification (OTS)

Accountants and their clients are being let down by the government’s research and development tax credit data reporting, missing the opportunity to reveal whether it works, while reducing the risk of fraud, according to ForrestBrown’s Jenny Tragner

With around 50 working days until the end of the Brexit transition period, at which point the UK will leave the EU customs union and single market, the government is to urge business leaders to accelerate preparations for an Australia-style exit

In our regular Q&A series, Croner Taxwise, tax adviser, Ibrahim Nalla, explains the tax implications of buying a brand-new office pod to be installed in a company director’s garden, how will the company and director be affected?

With HMRC writing to thousands of businesses warning them of investigation risk if they have incorrectly or fraudulently claimed job support grants, now is the time to get records in order, writes Philip Smith

HMRC’s reporting of the ‘tax gap’ has been labelled as ‘misleading’ by the public accounts committee (PAC), which says the department should explain the limitations of its approach to calculating the difference between the tax that should be paid on the UK’s economic activity and the amount actually collected

Young Scots who normally live and work in London and other UK cities, but who have given up expensive accommodation and relocated back home during the pandemic could face bigger tax bills, Blick Rothenberg is warning

Over 50,000 taxpayers have used a new online portal to claim tax relief for working at home during the pandemic in the first ten days of its operation, HMRC has revealed

Draft legislation will give HMRC powers to request information from financial institutions without approval of the First Tier Tribunal, but could prove expensive to comply with, warns Collyer Bristow’s William Hancock