HMRC needs to reform its current plan on how to deliver the ongoing 250 projects in its portfolio after the tax authority is expected to add another 50 to its workload due to Brexit, says Bill Dodwell, partner and head of tax policy at Deloitte

As the number of cryptocurrency holders grows along with their values, Calum Fuller examines what it means for practitioners and the potential tax implications for clients

In a regular timetable update for HMRC's Making Tax Digital, CCH Daily sets out the key dates for the start of VAT quarterly reporting for those above the £85k threshold and the subsequent year end reconciliation tax report. Full rollout of quarterly reporting has been delayed until 2020/21 tax year at the earliest. This list will be updated regularly to reflect any changes to reporting requirements

The Treasury is calling for a review of inheritance tax (IHT), stating that it is too complicated and needs simplification for the 3% of estates affected

Royal London is challenging MPs to take action over a proposed tax change announced at the autumn Budget which the insurer claims will result in some 11 million individuals paying an increased rate of tax on some endowments and whole of life plans

Taxpayers who receive letters from HMRC regarding their self assessment avoid calling the support number provided due to previous bad experiences with customer service, while others say the letters take too long to ‘get to the point’, according to HMRC research

The Charity Commission has removed two trustees and disqualified an individual from trusteeship after uncovering a series of failings at the charity Peacetrail, including a failure to account for at least £92,110 – nearly 50% of the charity’s total expenditure

The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) has commissioned PwC and a leading academic to look into whether some companies are repurchasing their own shares to artificially boost executive pay

A roundup of current consultations from HMRC, including Making Tax Digital for VAT, rent a room relief, royalties withholding tax, Making Tax Digital interest harmonisation and sanctions for late payment

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

HMRC has updated guidance on creative industry tax reliefs by including a new section covering museums and galleries after corporation tax relief was made available from 1 April 2017

HMRC has been warned about its ageing workforce with 61.5% of senior civil servants at the tax authority being over 50 years old, compared to 55% being under 40 at the Treasury, with digital skills lacking at HMRC due to its age profile