In our weekly Q&A series from Croner Taxwise, tax consultant David Woolley explains the ins and outs of HMRC requirements when filing annual tax returns for a new limited liability partnership whose accounts straddle different tax years
Staying on top of the pensions tax rules is an important part of managing a pension. But the provisions can be disconcertingly complex. Karen Goldschmidt, partner at LCP, unpicks some of the tax complexity surrounding the annual and lifetime allowances
The OECD is consulting on its global anti-base erosion (GloBE) proposal which is designed to prevent multinationals from profit shifting, by developing rules which would effectively create a minimum tax rate worldwide
Criminals have been prevented from accessing £131.7m in the past year, as the number of defence against money laundering (DAML) requests rose sharply, the National Crime Agency (NCA) says
Residential property owners and buy-to-let landlords face significant tax changes from April 2020, including the 30-day CGT payment deadline and an overhaul of principal private resident relief (PPR) and extra statutory concessions (ESC). Mercer & Hole's Alison Palmer and Alice Pearson examine potential pitfalls
Labour party plans for a four-day week have been criticised by a think tank which claims the impact on productivity would cost up to £17bn a year, but there are advantages of offering a more flexible work environment to employees
Attempts to reform tax reporting for the self employed and landlords need to be carefully thought through to avoid creating more complexity and red tape. Yvette Nunn CTA ATT MAAT, director of Berkeley Associates, assesses the latest OTS report
The Court of Appeal has ruled that the ‘period of ownership’ for principal private residence (PPR) relief from capital gains tax (CGT) begins when the property purchase is completed, not from exchange, in a ruling which overturns a previous tribunal finding in HMRC’s favour
Stephen Relf ACA CTA, senior tax writer at Croner-i, explains the tax implications of the high income child benefit charge (HICBC) from calculating the adjusted charge net income and advantages of claiming child benefit but opting out of actual payments to protect state pension
In the latest IR35 loss for HMRC, TV presenter Helen Fospero has won her case at the tax tribunal over a disputed tax bill of £80,000 when she was working on a contract basis for ITV
In a scathing report, members of the Loan Charge All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) have demanded an urgent delay and suspension of the loan charge, and for HMRC to suspend related accelerated payment notices (APNs)
HMRC is trying to recover over half a billion pounds in questionable research and development (R&D) tax relief underpayments claimed by large UK businesses