The wealthiest taxpayers are predominantly male and middle aged, with those living in London earning income of over £700,000 a year, which places them in the top 300,000 earners in the UK, according to analysis by the Institute of Fiscal Studies

Julie Clift, tax writer at Croner-i, looks at how the optional remuneration (OpRA) rules apply when an employee decides to take the cash rather than the company car, as well as other changes to salary sacrifice rules

HMRC believes it can squeeze an extra £29.7m from contractors through investigations into their employment status

The deadline for the first round of VAT returns under Making Tax Digital (MTD) is fast approaching – here’s what you need to know if you haven’t already filed your first VAT return via MTD

The number of people paying capital gains tax (CGT) has hit 281,000 as the government collected a record £8.8bn in the last tax year, with total chargeable gains hitting £57.9bn in 2017-18

Inheritance tax receipts hit £5.36bn in 2018/19 marking a record gain for the Treasury as more estates are sucked into the IHT net

The Treasury Committee is calling for an overhaul of the way HMRC deals with vulnerable taxpayers, saying the tax authority is failing to support them and needs to go back to basics 

Following the appointment of the former chair of the Treasury Committee, Nicky Morgan MP, as Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, there will be an election after the summer recess for a new chair

HMRC has lost a £1m VAT case on appeal at the Supreme Court against a Scottish farmer over the purchase of farm subsidy entitlements

Stephanie Webber, tax writer at Croner-i, explains how to use capital gains tax (CGT) relief of up to £1m on gains by taking advantage of the reduced tax rate using investors’ relief, effective from April 2019, highlighting potential pitfalls and interplay with entrepreneurs' relief

The key HMRC filing deadlines from August to December 2019 including deadline for estimated first Making Tax Digital submission falls one calendar month and seven days after end of relevant VAT quarter, forms P46(Car) for quarter ended 5 Jul (where benefits not payrolled) to HMRC and public sector employment intermediary’s quarterly report