‘Unclear’ information on HMRC website pushes taxpayers onto ‘hard to navigate’ phonelines, while one in three taxpayers still only communicate by letter
Scotland plans two new higher rate council tax bands for properties worth over £1m as move to mansion tax doubles current charge for most expensive houses
When the King’s tax bill was revealed, claims of being one of the highest taxpayers in the land were wide of the mark, but talk of a new wealth tax makes no sense, says Andy Oury, owner partner at Oury Clark
With less than 30 days until the first HMRC quarterly reporting deadline for Making Tax Digital (MTD) for Income Tax, affected taxpayers are being advised to sign up as soon as possible
Supreme Court decision in BlueCrest raises serious tax issues for LLPs on reward structures and partner remuneration, and marks a return to first principles, says Ali Kazimi
Roxanne Slevin MCIPP, policy officer at the Chartered Institute of Payroll Professionals, explains the new mandatory registration requirements for payroll providers from setting up an agent services accounts to new anti-money laundering oversight rules
‘The UK is no longer a serious contender as a jurisdiction in which to do business,’ states BlueCrest after tax appeal unanimously rejected by Supreme Court
Defence gives final argument to jury in £2m trial of top tax lawyer, as defendant shares ‘genuine concern that HMRC don’t always play fair’ and evidence that ‘torpedoed the prosecution’
Premier League side Newcastle United Football Club is one of this month’s top deliberate tax defaulters, owing HMRC £1.9m in tax, while accounting firms face £1.2m in unpaid bills