HMRC has published a brief setting out its policy on the scope for claims for VAT bad debt relief on supplies made between 1 January 1978 and 19 March 1997, which has been updated following two legal rulings which found that some of the conditions previously attached to claims were disproportionate

The Office of Tax Simplification (OTS) has published a focus paper on tax complexity, together with updated versions of its various complexity-themed papers, in a bid to encourage greater discussion of options such as ‘layered legislation’ and ways to regularise thresholds

An overhaul of the tax status for non doms with overseas trusts will see the loss of trust protection over certain property transaction into trusts but the government has delayed anti-recycling rules which would have stopped UK resident beneficiaries from receiving trust monies tax free via an indirect distribution and onward gift, reports Sara White

Government has added 29 museums and galleries, which offer free admission to the public, to the VAT refund scheme as part of its commitment to free public access to collections displayed in national museums and galleries, which begins 1 June 2017

The US Tax Court has ruled in favour of Amazon over a costly transfer pricing dispute with the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) that could have seen it hit with a $1.5bn (£1.2bn) bill

MEPs on the economic and monetary affairs committee have voted to close loopholes which they say allow multinationals like Apple and others to avoid paying tax on profits by exploiting differences in the tax systems of EU and third countries

Andrew Tyrie MP, chairman of the Treasury Committee, has called for further analysis of the projected costs to small businesses of complying with quarterly reporting under Making Tax Digital as the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) and HMRC’s estimations of the administrative burden differ immensely 

Struggling League Two football club Leyton Orient has been granted a stay of execution to pay off its debt or sell by 12 June or be wound up

Last year saw a 12% hike in HMRC applications to wind up businesses in order to recover unpaid tax, up to 3,906 in 2016 from 3,485 in 2015, according to analysis by Funding Options, which says SMEs are at particular risk

Plans to roll out quarterly reporting under Making Tax Digital will raise admin and compliance costs but businesses are facing up to the reality of the overhaul in tax reporting requirements. Bill Dodwell, partner and head of tax policy at Deloitte, considers potential pitfalls, particularly with one-off payments

The Scottish government needs to do more work if it is to be successful in managing public finances, according to an assessment by Audit Scotland which says it must build a clearer picture of how much financial devolution will cost and how staffing challenges will be addressed

A coalition of 23 US taxpayer protection and grassroots organisations is campaigning for the repeal of the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA), labelling the regulations 'unacceptable and un-American’ on the grounds they fail to tackle tax avoidance by US citizens based overseas while making it harder for them to live and work abroad