HMRC has confirmed that ‘a small minority’ of VAT-registered businesses with more complex requirements will not be required to switch to its flagship Making Tax Digital (MTD) for VAT regime at the deadline of 1 April 2019, but will be given a further six months to prepare

HMRC is focusing IT efforts on developing the Customs Declaration Service, Brexit transition and replacing the obsolete Government Gateway over the next two years, while the API development programme is at the heart of the rollout of Making Tax Digital. Sara White reports on HMRC's IT vision

Senior executives from HMRC and the Treasury will give evidence on the balance of power between HMRC and the taxpayer and progress on the rollout of Making Tax Digital (MTD) for VAT to a House of Lords select committee this afternoon

HMRC has the technology to roll out Making Tax Digital faster, as with pre-approved invoicing in Italy and Spain, but is treading carefully, says Richard Asquith, vice president of global tax compliance at Avalara 

Although traditionally announced in the early afternoon after PMQs, the Treasury has confirmed that the Chancellor will deliver his Budget at 3:30pm on Monday 29 October

The Association of Accounting Technicians (AAT) has launched a detailed guide to help accountants and bookkeepers prepare clients for the first implementation phase of Making Tax Digital

The government has increased the loan repayment thresholds for student loans by 2.9% and confirmed the introduction of a postgraduate loan system deductible from PAYE effective April 2019

HMRC's extension of powers for tackling tax evasion were under fire from witnesses at a Lords committee, with concerns being raised about the upholding of individual rights, and whether safeguards for protecting individual rights have kept pace with enforcement activity

Andrew Oury, partner at Oury Clark, takes a wry look at the potential impact of a no deal Brexit on imports and stock availability in a just-in-time supply chain

HMRC fined the UK’s largest businesses £59m in 2017 for ‘careless’ behaviour in their tax affairs, according to figures obtained by Pinsent Masons, which notes an increasingly aggressive approach to reducing the tax gap

Businesses can now pay a mileage rate for work-related journeys in a electric car. Yvette Nunn CTA discusses the uncertainty this will create for business owners when it comes time to file their end-of-year expenses

The pilot is intended to allow up to 500,000 businesses to get fully involved with Making Tax Digital (MTD) for VAT and test it in full ahead of the April 2019 introduction of the system