In the face of tax digitisation, HMRC may be removing control over tax contributions from individuals to the state. Bill Dodwell, head of tax policy at the Office of Tax Simplification (OTS) argues that a review of the design of the tax system is overdue

As the new tax year starts, having thresholds in the tax system which do not rise with prices means increasing numbers of people are being drawn into higher tax bands in a way which is neither planned nor transparent, the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) is claiming

The loan charge all-party parliamentary group has written to Mel Stride, financial secretary to the Treasury, calling for him to suspend the loan charge for six months after a debate was abandoned yesterday following flooding in the House of Commons

From 1 May, the annual renewal fee for money laundering supervision will more than double from £130 to £300 per premises, an increase of 130%

Technically, the disguised remuneration loan charge is a retroactive rather than retrospective tax measure, but ill-thought legislation undermines the principle of certainty for taxpayers, warns Ray McCann CTA (Fellow), president of CIOT

The US tax authorities are having trouble dealing with the information they receive from foreign banks about US taxpayer assets under the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA) because of problems with the data and various mismatches, according to a report from the Government Accountability Office (GAO)

The UK’s wealthiest individuals and families with the largest estates on death are paying half the effective inheritance tax (IHT) rate of many smaller estates, according to an analysis by Canada Life, which is calling for an overhaul of the IHT tax regime

An all-party group of MPs has written an open letter to the head of HMRC challenging him about what they dub ‘clear misinformation’ in statements made by HMRC, and then repeated by the Treasury, about the 2019 loan charge, which is set to come into effect at the end of this week amid considerable controversy, reports Pat Sweet

The European Commission has ruled that part of a UK tax scheme is illegal under EU State Aid rules, as it exempted certain multinationals, and has ordered the UK to recover the revenue

Yvette Nunn, director of Berkeley Associates, unpicks the complexity of tax coding for high earners, the dreaded ‘K’ code and the problem when HMRC’s automation leaves little room for flexibility when things go wrong, without a payroll manager to intervene

With Parliament fractured over Brexit, a general election and a potential change in government could follow. George Bull, senior tax partner at RSM considers the possible tax changes under a Jeremy Corbyn government

In a series of contradictory IR35 case decisions, some celebrity taxpayers have come out on top as tax tribunals have ruled against HMRC over the use of personal service companies. Aidan Grant, associate, and Peter Daniel, partner at Collyer Bristow LLP, consider the latest Kelly judgment and whether the current rules need clarification