The Treasury and the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs are consulting on proposals first announced at Budget 2018 to introduce a new tax on the production and import of plastic packaging with less than 30% recycled content, in a bid to encourage greater reduction in the use of plastic

Nearly two thirds of businesses (64%) say that Making Tax Digital is a good idea but that they need more support with their plans ahead of the deadline of 1 April for mandatory digital VAT reporting, and only 12% are confident of their approach, according to research from KPMG

Scammers are targeting self assessment taxpayers by email claiming they are entitled to tax refunds and asking for bank details to transfer the money

For top sporting athletes there are a number of tax compliance issues to keep an eye on, from being on the right tax code, to testimonial payments, image rights and agents’ fees. Elliott Buss, partner and head of sports group, UHY Hacker Young provides useful tips and advice for avoiding a confrontation with the taxman

HMRC’s behaviour has been described as a ‘scandal’ and ‘ridiculous’ after it issued £1,600 in fines to a homeless man who had filed his self assessment tax return late, with the tax authority claiming the man’s circumstances were not ‘special’

The OECD has opened a public consultation on its ‘milestone’ proposals for changes to the taxation regime in response to the digitalisation of the economy, which include revisions to the arm’s length principle and a focus on taxing profits where they are derived

HMRC is sharing the love this Valentine’s Day and encouraging married couples and those in a civil partnership to sign up for marriage allowance, in a bid to boost take-up

The Finance Bill 2018-19 received Royal Assent on 12 February 2019 and became Finance Act 2019

HMRC has published guidance on how to apply for approval to get an agent services account for agent businesses based outside the UK, in an extension of its current functionality

Changes to the capital gains tax (CGT) rules on sales of land mean that non-UK residents will be captured by the CGT regime for the first time from April 2019, raising complex tax compliance issues, explains Stephanie Webber CTA, tax writer at Croner-i

The government is being urged to consider proposals for new forms of tax reliefs to encourage payments for online news content and support local and investigative journalism 

Labour party leader Jeremy Corbyn has published his 2017/18 tax return and is calling for other leading politicians to follow his example and release details of their earnings and tax payments