The Royal National Institute of Blind People (RNIB) has successfully challenged HMRC guidance over the circumstances in which the blind person’s allowance can be transferred between spouses

HMRC is running a live webinar on Making Tax Digital for VAT compliance this Friday to help businesses who have not yet signed up for mandatory digital reporting

HMRC has resolved a technical issue affecting submissions of Making Tax Digital for VAT returns following IT maintenance over the weekend

Anyone wanting some assistance with filing a tax return has been warned to look closely at self-help guides, after high street retailer W H Smith was found to be selling a publication which is five years out of date

The US government’s investigation into French plans to implement a digital services tax (DST) has started with US tech companies arguing it is a discriminatory move and calling for multilateral cooperation to address changes to the international tax system

In our regular Q&A series, Croner Taxwise VAT adviser Janis Kirkham considers whether a car bought for business use actually falls within the qualifying rules for VAT recoverability

HMRC saw actual cash collected from all tax investigations hit £13bn in 2018/19, up 27% from £10.3bn in 2017/18, while transfer pricing fines for multinationals have hit a record £413,000 

Chancellor Sajid Javid has moved swiftly to backtrack on claims he is considering changing the way in which stamp duty land tax (SDLT) is levied, so it moves from the purchaser to the vendor of a property, although he has indicated an overhaul of the tax regime for buying and selling homes is a top priority

The US government has missed out on $34bn (£28bn) of tax revenues from large companies because of budget cuts at the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), according to academic researchers who warn the losses could rise steeply

An estimated 120,000 businesses have missed the deadline to sign up for Making Tax Digital for VAT, meaning that technically they should be due a penalty from HMRC

The  Luxembourg government is planning to tighten up the rules on use of hybrid mismatches in line with the EU Anti-Tax Avoidance Directive 2 (ATAD 2), which has to be adopted in EU member states by 2020

In order to cut dangerous levels of air pollution in the UK, the government should lift the freeze on fuel duty, introduce a surcharge on diesel vehicles and exempt the most eco-friendly cars from VAT, according to research from think tank Bright Blue