Latest HMRC figures suggest the ‘tax gap’ - the difference between the amount of tax that should, in theory, be collected by HMRC, and what is actually collected – has remained largely unchanged and is estimated at £34bn in 2015-16, or 6% of total theoretical tax liabilities

The planned Brexit bill, paving the way for the UK’s withdrawal from the EU, does not meet its objective of ensuring that the same rules and laws will apply on the day after leaving as on the day before, resulting in damaging uncertainty for taxpayers, CIOT is warning

The OECD has released new implementation guidance to promote the effective collection of consumption taxes on cross-border sales, by ensuring the consistent application of internationally agreed standards for VAT treatment

Two thirds of people involved in ‘hidden economy’ working cash in hand work with income which is not declared for tax purposes are unlikely to make their arrangements compliant, and half say it is difficult to register for tax or VAT

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

The Association of Taxation Technicians (ATT) is highlighting the need for taxpayers with undeclared UK tax liabilities relating to offshore interests to settle their affairs by 30 September 2018 or face stiff penalties

There has been a 51% increase in the amount of tax that HMRC believes may potentially have been underpaid by large companies through transfer pricing, with the total amount challenged now standing at £5.8bn, up from £3.8bn in 2015/16, according to research by Pinsent Masons

Bill Dodwell, partner and head of tax policy at Deloitte, questions whether it is time to extend the EU's Mini One Stop Shop (MOSS) system to other countries to help micro businesses

The introduction of the Trust Registration Service will prove burdensome for trustees with demanding reporting requirements for all taxable relevant trusts. Rebecca Goldring, manager at Blick Rothenberg, provides tips and advice on how to comply as the deadline for reporting approaches on 5 December

HMRC has announced that it is currently unable to send or receive emails, which has impacted its business helpdesks and taxpayer submissions, due to a network issue which is affecting a number of organisations in the UK

HMRC has clarified that imminent changes to the way benefits in kind are valued where there is an optional remuneration arrangement (OpRA) means that employers will need to update payroll software for P11D and P46 (Car) reporting

ICAS is calling on the Scottish government to make changes to the devolved land and buildings transaction tax (LBTT), to remove a range of charges which do not apply to the rest of the UK under stamp duty land tax (SDLT)