HMRC has launched a technical consultation on draft regulations to ban pensions cold calling to ensure the proposed arrangements are robust and effective in protecting individuals from scams

The risk of tax litigation is rising for the FTSE 100 as companies increasingly face challenges from HMRC over complex transfer pricing arrangements. Raichel Hopkinson, head of practical law dispute resolution at Thomson Reuters Legal considers how to mitigate the tax risk 

The Office of Tax Simplification (OTS) is suggesting the introduction of a PAYE option for online platform workers, which would see operators such as Deliveroo or Uber deducting tax from their earnings and thereby taking responsibility for fulfilling the tax obligations of their workers

Tax and finance functions are struggling to keep up with digital advances, a push towards transparency and global reforms of the international tax system, according to a survey conducted by EY

TV hit ‘Peaky Blinders’ and Gary Oldman’s portrayal of Winston Churchill in the film ‘Darkest Hour’ are just two of dozens of examples from Britain’s world-leading creative sector to have benefited from over £850m of tax breaks in the last year, according to the latest HMRC statistics

HMRC has amended legislation to shut down a VAT avoidance scheme in which financial services exploit current rules using offshore looping

The Ministry of Defence (MOD) is to compensate thousands of military personnel based in Scotland against being left out of pocket because of differences between the Scottish tax regime and that used elsewhere in the UK, with top-up payments to be made each year

HMRC has issued guidance on disguised remuneration schemes, whereby loans are paid instead of ordinary income to avoid income tax and National Insurance contributions (NICs), with users of such tax avoidance schemes now facing charges if they have not repaid their loan or agreement settlement by 5 April 2019

HMRC has published a brief explaining its policy on the VAT accounting treatment of car sales promotions where payments are said to be made by motor dealers to finance companies on behalf of the end customer, amid concerns that dealerships and others are adopting different approaches to these dealer deposit contributions (DDCs)

An amendment to the Brexit customs paper, passed by a narrow majority in Parliament on Monday, which will see the UK exit the EU VAT regime is also likely to increase costs for UK consumers buying goods directly from EU businesses, RSM is warning

Nigel Morris, tax director, MHA MacIntyre Hudson examines the current state of company car taxation and the key issues for fleet managers

HMRC is warning employers of problems with its online PAYE service, which include failure to supply employers with this year’s P9 tax code notices, advising them of the correct code for employees for the new tax year, and instances where PAYE accounts are not showing the latest position