Jason Collins, partner at Pinsent Masons, examines the implications of DAC 6, the EU’s new mandatory disclosure rules for reinforcing cross-border tax transparency

Croner Taxwise tax adviser Sohail Butt FCCA considers the use of Chargeable Gains relief to claim relief on a rental portfolio by incorporating the business

Over the last twelve months there has been a 45% jump in the number of businesses that have had their assets seized by HMRC to settle tax bills when they do not have the cash to pay, according to research from Funding Options, the online business finance supermarket

Chief executive and permanent secretary of HMRC, Jon Thompson, has revealed that he received two death threats after telling the Treasury Committee that a post-Brexit customs option could potentially cost £20bn

Few Scots have a clear understanding of Scotland’s devolved tax powers, according to a poll commissioned by CIOT, which found 84% think that they need better information about how taxes are decided in Scotland

The financial problems at cake and café chain Patisserie Valerie have deepened as its parent company is now subject to a winding up order brought by HMRC over £1.14m of unpaid tax

The Professional Publishers Association (PPA) has welcomed an EU decision to reduce VAT on online publications, including electronic books, newspapers and periodicals

The Office of Tax Simplification (OTS) has published a call for evidence and an online survey to seek views about tax impact on businesses, particular those at the smaller end of the spectrum, with the aim of identifying opportunities to reduce the regulatory burden

Tax reliefs across film, high-end television, video games, animation programmes, and children’s TV are powering record levels of production in the UK, resulting in an overall economic contribution of £7.9bn in 2016, according to research commissioned by the British Film Institute (BFI) and other sector bodies

If a charity rents out a building from a commercial property company are they liable for VAT on the rent? Vivienne Scott, VAT adviser at Croner Taxwise, explains the VAT liability issues for charities and property owners

The coalition government in the Netherlands is to re-consider proposals to scrap the country’s tax on dividends, which were intended to make it a more attractive destination for foreign companies, in light of Unilever’s U-turn on plans to relocate its headquarters from London to Rotterdam

The government is being urged to introduce a new ‘chance to buy’ scheme which would offer capital gains tax (CGT) incentives for landlords to sell their properties to long-term tenants, as a way of addressing the UK’s housing crisis