Tax

VAT

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Tax | Treasury swaps HMRC chair after reshuffle

After HMRC minister James Murray MP was promoted to number two at the Treasury as chief secretary in this week’s mini reshuffle, he had to quit as chair of the HMRC board

5 Sep 2025

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Tax | Angela Rayner resigns over tax fallout

Deputy PM Angela Rayner has resigned following revelations about her tax arrangements related to the purchase of a second property

5 Sep 2025

Property Tax

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Tax | Barrister named as tax avoidance promoter by HMRC

For the first time a practising barrister has been publicly named by HMRC as a promoter of tax avoidance schemes

4 Sep 2025

Tax Compliance

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Tax | Rayner admits to underpaying stamp duty

The deputy prime minister has referred herself to the independent adviser on ministerial standards after admitting to underpaying stamp duty on her £800,000 seaside property

4 Sep 2025

Property Tax

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Tax | Plastic packaging tax could be shifting behaviour

Introduced in 2022, plastic packaging tax (PPT) requires UK manufacturers and importers of plastic packaging products to pay tax on plastic packaging, but behaviours towards it could be changing, says RSM partner Philip Munn

4 Sep 2025

Tax | Blueprint for a successful HMRC enquiry defence

Defending against an HMRC enquiry or challenging discovery assessment is not for the faint hearted, but there are some fundamental skills a defence team needs to achieve a successful outcome, explains Rocky Webb, enquiry consultant at Croner-i VIP Tax Team

4 Sep 2025

Tax Compliance

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Tax | Chancellor confirms Autumn Budget date

Rachel Reeves has announced she will be presenting this year’s Autumn Budget on Wednesday 26 November after Keir Starmer shuffled his cabinet around earlier this week

3 Sep 2025

Budget

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Tax | Company loses tax case on the meaning of life

Those hoping for a more existential exploration of the subject matter might soon be disappointed to see that it only extends to a discussion of the definition of life in the context of specific inheritance tax (IHT) provisions, says Chris Etherington

3 Sep 2025

Case Reports

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Tax | Accounting software glitch excuse thrown out in CJRS appeal

Appellant pleads to tribunal not to ‘ignore substantive evidence of actual wage payments’ as director claims Quick Books software was not recording Real Time Information (RTI) submissions

3 Sep 2025

Case Reports

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Tax | CPD module: Are you trading in property?

This month's exclusive CPD module focuses on the tax issues to consider when trading in property

2 Sep 2025

Tax | James Murray promoted to chief secretary to the Treasury

Prime Minister Keir Starmer has shuffled some MPs around, including making the Chair of HMRC the chief secretary to the Treasury

2 Sep 2025

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Tax | Q&A: swimming pools and zero rate VAT relief

In this week’s Q&A, our Croner-i VIP advisers explain whether zero rated VAT relief for energy saving materials can be applied to domestic swimming pools, or only for heat pumps and solar in dwellings

2 Sep 2025