HMRC is currently reviewing its priorities on what has been described as ‘the biggest organisational change programme in Europe’, which could see the department delaying or deferring work on some projects after Brexit added 40% to its workload

The OECD has published updated versions of transfer pricing country profiles (TPCP), reflecting the current transfer pricing legislation and tax practices in 31 countries

The government is consulting on changes to the overseas pension scheme rules relating to the tax charges on payments from non UK pension schemes

HMRC has been criticised for failing to make public updated guidance on the recovery of VAT incurred on defined benefit (DB) pension scheme costs to employers, trustees and pensions providers who have been waiting for news of any change for some months

Further revelations from the so-called Paradise Papers leaked from law firm Appleby have raised questions about tax strategies used by some celebrities, including Formula One racing star Lewis Hamilton and members of the cast of hit BBC sitcom Mrs Brown’s Boys

An Upper Tribunal overturned a previous First Tier Tribunal (FTT) decision that shares that do not have a right to a dividend cannot be said to have a right to a dividend at a fixed rate 

Brian Palmer, tax policy adviser at the Association of Accounting Technician (AAT), argues that the Paradise Papers scandal should not be justification to create legislation compelling wealthy individuals and large corporations to publish their tax planning strategies

HMRC is seeking feedback on a second tranche of draft guidance relating to reform of corporation tax loss relief, focusing on group relief for carried forward losses and the relaxation of carried-forward non-trade losses

Today at half past three the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) will be holding an oral evidence session with key members of HMRC, including chief executive Jon Thompson, over the tax authority’s performance in 2016-17

The Office of Tax Simplification (OTS) is to publish a report later this week setting out a range of proposals for simplifying VAT, arguing that after more than 40 years what was meant to be a simple tax has become highly complex and has not kept pace with changes in society

There have been fresh revelations of large multinationals and wealthy individuals holding substantial sums offshore as part of complex financial arrangements, with the release of the so-called ‘Paradise Papers’ detailing the overseas tax planning of hi tech and commodity companies, the Queen, members of the Trump administration and others

HMRC has published guidance for businesses on the introduction of the soft drinks industry levy, or so-called ‘sugar tax’, which comes into effect from 6 April 2018