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Tax | Government launches limited review of IR35 rule changes

The government has launched a four-week review of the changes to IR35 off-payroll working rules scheduled to come into force in April, in the light of mounting criticism about the way they will operate

8 Jan 2020

Tax | Tax changes to look out for in Budget 2020

Stephen Relf CTA FCA, lead tax writer at Croner-i, casts his expert eye over likely changes to the rules, rates and allowances for taxes for the March Budget

8 Jan 2020

Tax | News Corp wins VAT dispute at Upper Tribunal

HMRC has lost an appeal at the Upper Tribunal over zero rated VAT on digital newspapers with the publishers of The Times arguing that digital versions of its newspapers are not a service

7 Jan 2020

Tax | UK financial services pays record £75.5bn taxes

The UK financial services sector handed over £75.5bn in taxes last year, a shade more than the previous year’s record total, but corporation tax receipts have declined for the first time in five years, according to a report published by the City of London Corporation

7 Jan 2020

Tax | Budget set for 11 March

The Chancellor of the Exchequer, Sajid Javid, has announced that the first post-Brexit Budget will take place on Wednesday 11 March 2020, and will focus on ‘delivering world-class public services and leveling up the whole country’

7 Jan 2020

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Tax | Q&A: annual investment allowance (AIA)

In our regular Q&A series from Croner Taxwise, Vivienne Cheung examines how to calculate the amount of annual investment allowance (AIA) a company can claim, under the £1m cap

7 Jan 2020

Tax | Accounting causes stress to micro businesses

Micro businesses spend 10 weeks a year trying to sort out their finances and accounting compliance is one of the most stressful tasks

6 Jan 2020

Tax | Google to repatriate intellectual property tax status to US

Google owner Alphabet has signalled it intends to amend its international tax strategy, in line with the OECD’s proposals to require that profits are taxed in the locations where they are created

6 Jan 2020

Tax | HMRC warns 90k tax returns need clerical review

With the self assessment deadline looming, HMRC has issued a special agent update on the topic to help with last minute technical questions to avoid falling foul of over complex tax code

3 Jan 2020

Tax | 5.4m yet to submit tax returns

The clock is ticking on 5.4m taxpayers who have less than a month to complete their self assessment tax returns by 31 January, with risks of tough penalties for anyone who has breached the high income child benefit charge (HICBC) £50k limit

3 Jan 2020

Tax | IR35 rules for intermediaries - CPD module

This month's exclusive Accountancy Daily CPD module focuses on the IR35 rules for intermediaries which control the tax status of contractors for both the public and private sector

3 Jan 2020

Tax | Tax rules on company mobile phones clarified

HMRC has issued guidance on the tax rules for company mobile phones for employers

2 Jan 2020

Tax | VAT updates: January 2020

In this month’s VAT updates, Graham Elliott considers whether dating services are consultancy, a volunteer running a bar for charity and if HMRC’s enquiries service left a club in no man’s land

2 Jan 2020

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Tax | Tax updates: January 2020

In this month’s tax review, Lloyd-Webbers win CGT case, dating site loses VAT fight, CEST revamp, HMRC call times cut, VAT receipts hit £133bn

2 Jan 2020

Tax | Tax filing deadlines: Jan - Jun 2020

The key HMRC filing deadlines including personal self assessment filing deadline and corporation tax third quarterly instalment payment for accounting periods ended 31 Dec

31 Dec 2019