Over 90,000 low income earners have signed up to the government’s new saving account, Help to Save, depositing over £13m

Notts County football club, currently languishing at the bottom of League Two, has revealed the club has been issued with a winding up petition from HMRC over unpaid tax

Download the HMRC CGT indexation allowance for December 2017 onwards, RPI Index for January 2019 and HMRC rates of interest, and the current stamp duty land tax (SDLT) and land and buildings transaction tax (LBTT) rates, and more

The key HMRC filing deadlines from February to July 2019 including payment of outstanding income and CGT in respect of personal tax returns for 2017/18 to avoid 5% surcharge, effective start date for mandatory Making Tax Digital for VAT from 1 April with 1 July onwards for initial VAT payments, plus last day of 2018/19 tax year and deadline for various tax claims and elections

Acquiring cryptocurrency and assets raises a host of complex tax issues, but starting with accurate, up-to-date records and times of purchases can help ease tax reporting. Michelle Robinson, associate director at Deloitte, unpicks the essential CGT compliance issues for crypto miners and investors

Almost half a million completions have taken place since 2013 using one or more of the government’s Help to Buy schemes, new government figures show

The government has announced the first public consultation on plans to make HMRC a secondary preferential creditor for certain tax debts paid by employees and customers on the insolvency of a business, which have been branded a ‘cash grab’ by R3, the insolvency and restructuring trade body

A retrospective overhaul of the tax rules on loan charges from disguised remuneration schemes come into force from the new tax year on 5 April 2019, resulting in potentially huge tax bills for anyone who has not settled early. Julie Clift CTA, tax writer at Croner-i Tax and Accounting, examines the implications for taxpayers with outstanding loans

The hotel and hospitality industry must manage the fair distribution of tips, gratuities and service charges while considering the tax considerations and liabilities. Andy Turner, audit and business advisory partner at Mercer & Hole considers the tronc system, a potential solution to the tips challenge

The annual saving limit for Junior ISAs and child trust funds (CTF) is set to rise 2.5% from 1 April for the estimated six million child account savers

In our regular Q&A series, Croner Taxwise adviser Faz Zaheer outlines the company car tax bands and rates for 2020-21, highlighting how they favour ultra-low emission vehicles (ULEVs)

Parents earning in excess of £50,000 are being urged to check their eligibility for child benefit over concerns that some may face large backdated tax bills and penalty charges, through failure to realise the implication of changes in circumstance