HMRC has updated its guidance on applying for venture capital schemes to include a requirement to check scheme conditions and provide potential investor details before applying for advance assurance

With the start of university terms, cash-strapped students who have been working over the summer are being reminded to make sure they have not overpaid tax and, if they have, to claim a refund from HMRC

Scrapping the marriage allowance and switching stamp duty land tax (SDLT) liability from buyer to seller are among a raft of recommendations put forward by the Association of Accounting Technicians (AAT) as a way of raising over £27bn to plug the government’s spending gap without further tax rises

Angela Robson, tax consultant at Croner Taxwise, considers whether a non-resident UK homeowner is liable for capital gains tax when selling a UK residential property and whether there are any tax reliefs available

People in the public eye and other prominent figures who are believed to be participants in tax avoidance schemes are being blocked from receiving public honours if they are named on a list maintained by HMRC, according to reports

HMRC has updated its guidance on how the VAT cash accounting scheme works, to provide information on how businesses should account for VAT if they leave the scheme voluntarily, or if their turnover exceeds the ceiling

This month's review of tax cases and tax news including QC wins appeal over excessive penalties, conditions for Accelerated Payment Notices were met, Making Tax Digital VAT trial for businesses faces delays

Jackie Hall ACA CTA, partner at RSM on PAYE accounts, HMRC issues warning on outstanding contractor loans, apprenticeship levy guidance updated

Concerns over long-term care costs are evident following rumours about the introduction of a care ISA with leftover savings being exempt from inheritance tax. Sara White, editor of Accountancy, outlines some of the problems faced by government and urges MPs to focus on the longer term rather than the parliamentary cycle

Graham Elliott, VAT expert at City & Cambridge Consultancy covers the circumstances when chocolate is zero rated, charity fundraising by student union, suppressed evidence over turnover

As government publishes papers outlining what would happen to VAT and financial services in the event of a no deal Brexit, Andrew Browne, head of tax at Bishop Fleming, sees Brexit as an opportunity for simplifying complex tax code

Download the HMRC CGT indexation allowance for December 2017 onwards, RPI Index for July 2018 and HMRC rates of interest, and the current stamp duty land tax (SDLT) and land and buildings transaction tax (LBTT) rates, and more