HMRC has confirmed that from 15 December 2017 taxpayers will not be able to make payments for outstanding tax bills at any Post Office via cheque, cash or card

The Treasury is consulting on ways to increase the sources of finance for innovative, high growth potential companies as part of a review of the use of patient capital

Hundreds of thousands of working families in the higher tax bracket are missing out on up to £171m a year by failing to take advantage of a little-known connection between their pension contributions and their child benefit entitlement, according to an analysis by mutual insurer Royal London

The government has announced the Finance Bill will be published on Friday 8 September, following the delays caused by the April snap election

Luxembourg is too often associated with tax avoidance after the ‘Luxleaks’ scandal and low tax rates but Wolters Kluwer Global Tax experts say the tax regime still remains attractive when compared with other countries

The Scottish government has signalled it is considering using new devolved tax powers to vary the rate of income tax for the first time, after first minister Nicola Sturgeon announced a discussion paper on ‘the use of income tax in Scotland to support public services’

Specialist tax relief company Catax has signed a joint venture with fee protection insurance provider Croner Taxwise, a subsidiary of Peninsula Business Services Group, in a move to broaden its reach across the accountancy profession

In a bid to reduce the number of taxpayers forced to complete a Self Assessment tax return, HMRC has introduced Simple Assessments, but there are potential pitfalls, particularly for those outside PAYE and pensioners who are liable for tax, says Graham Boar, tax director at UHY Hacker Young

Government IT projects and public services are being put a risk as the result of a loss of freelance contractors with essential skills following the reforms to IR35 in the public sector, according to a survey by ContractorCalculator

High speed broadband is to be piloted in six different regions of the UK using full fibre networks offering connection speeds of 1,000 megabits per second in a bid to improve the quality of broadband coverage across the country

With the prospect of Brexit less than two years away, for the first time in more than 40 years, the UK can create its own farming policy. National Farmers Union chief economics adviser Dr Andrew Francis considers the pros and cons of a new tariff environment for the farming community and their tax advisers

A First Tier Tribunal (FTT) has issued a 37-page ruling relating to an appeal against a £69 VAT assessment and three penalties of £780, £8.85 and £10.35, saying the decision was a great deal longer than normal for such small amounts because of ‘a number of disturbing features’ about HMRC’s 'muddled' conduct