Stuart Gulliver, group chief executive of HSBC, has his application of a closure notice on the tax year 2013-14 refused after it is concluded that he had a Hong Kong domicile of choice

Menzies head of employment tax Andrew Brookes outlines how public sector contractors can comply with changes to IR35 under new employment tax laws

On 10-11 May, Accountex – the UK’s biggest accountancy exhibition returns to London ExCeL. Here’s a first look at what’s new from some of the exhibitors for 2017, to help you plan for your visit and focus on the major software innovations for accountants and tax advisers:

HMRC has updated its guidance for individuals and companies who need to make a voluntary disclosure but who are not eligible for HMRC campaigns, now that it has fixed agent access to the digital disclosure service

CIOT has renewed calls for HMRC to reconsider its implementation plans for its move to Making Tax Digital, saying that experience from a similar initiative by the Australian revenue authorities suggests the current timetable is ‘extremely challenging’ and granting advisers access to client accounts is 'fundamental'

James Hay, the UK retirement wealth planning platform which is a subsidiary of IFG Group, has revealed that it is in a legal dispute with HMRC over some £1.8m of unpaid tax on biofuel scheme investments held by some of its clients in self invested personal pensions (SIPPs)

A First Tier Tribunal (FTT) ruled in favour of the taxpayer after finding that principal residence relief (PRR) should be available to relieve from capital gains tax (CGT) on disposal of the apartment 

Shadow chancellor John McDonnell has indicated the Labour party intends to increase taxes for those earning over £80,000, but has pledged to freeze all other taxes for the duration of the next Parliament, as part of a policy which he claimed would benefit 95% of taxpayers

HMRC has extended the deadline for responses to its consultation on the taxation of employee expenses, which is now set as 10 July, due to the announcement of the general election

HMRC has numerous powers to check a business’ tax position. This can include VAT assurance visits or enquiries into self assessment tax returns or stamp duty land tax (SDLT) for land transactions. Checks are usually undertaken after a submission of a return but pre-return checks can be undertaken if HMRC believes there is a tax risk, but you need to be prepared to face the tax authority

Brazilian football international Neymar and his current club, Barcelona, are facing trial over allegations of fraud and corruption relating to the striker’s transfer from Brazilian team Santos in 2013

The Italian tax authority has reached an agreement with Google which will see the tech giant pay €306m (£259m) in a deal to settle a number of tax disputes, including claims relating to some €1bn of revenues made in Italy but booked in Ireland between 2009 and 2013