A future Labour government is set to increase fuel duty and airline passenger duty – both of which have been frozen for several years – as part of a bid to redesign the transport system and respond to concerns around climate change, the party’s shadow transport secretary has indicated

A cross-party group of MPs is calling for a 0.5% levy on the profits of social media companies, to be used to fund a new Social Media Health Alliance which would work to protect the health and wellbeing of young people

Non-UK residents will be pulled into the capital gains tax (CGT) regime for the first time this April if they dispose of UK land and property. Nimesh Shah, partner at Blick Rothenberg, examines the key tax compliance issues and how the rules are changing

The crackdown on tax avoidance and evasion by individuals with offshore financial interests has resulted in over three million reports from overseas tax authorities to HMRC about UK residents holding funds offshore as a result of data generated through the Common Reporting Standard, reports Sara White

Although people may not be using HMRC services directly, the tax authority can still collect individuals' data through tax advisers and Making Tax Digital software

MPs are calling on the government to extend the tax relief already given for orchestra performances to other forms of music production such as urban music and grime, in a bid to slow closures of venues and support live music

Andrew Hubbard, tax consultant and partner at RSM, considers a recent case on whether a tractor was a utensil for tax relief purposes, which raised an interesting point of testing legislation in court to establish the true meaning of particular words

Most people living in advanced economies want to see their government increase taxes on the rich, and almost 40% would be willing to pay extra taxes to fund healthcare and pensions, according to an OECD survey of 21 countries

Completing an annual self assessment return by the 31 January deadline is only the first step to tax compliance. Paul Webster, senior tax manager at ACA Compliance Group, provides tips and advice on how to deal with any problems from payment on account issues to delays in processing amended tax returns and missing NIC payments

Despite HMRC’s campaign to target underpayments of tax due on rental properties, less than 3% of estimated eligible landlords have used the let property disclosure facility, according to data from Saffery Champness, which is warning that property taxation is likely to see a greater focus as landlords come under scrutiny over their tax compliance

The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) has published a leaflet for SMEs, outlining changes that may affect the business when the UK leaves the EU, with advice on actions to take and sources of support

HMRC has warned that the registration process for Making Tax Digital for VAT, due to come into effect from 1 April, will take seven days to complete, and will not be a real time service