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Tax | UPS driver falls victim to ‘industrial scale’ tax reclaim scheme

A tribunal has dismissed the appeal of a UPS driver who used Apostle Accounting to make ‘excessive and unallowable’ expenses claims, but his actions were ‘careless not deliberate’

18 Jun 2025

Tax | Azets files first landlord client MTD quarterly update

Private equity backed Azets has filed the first Making Tax Digital (MTD) for Income Tax quarterly update for a landlord client using Xero software

18 Jun 2025

Tax | Q&A: overseas workday relief and income tax

In this week’s Q&A, Croner-i tax advisory lead Stephen Fletcher CTA explains new tax rules when employee works overseas but returns to UK at weekends

17 Jun 2025

Tax | Deadline to register for 15% Pillar 2 tax with HMRC looms

Companies falling under Pillar 2 tax rules with December 2024 year ends must register online with HMRC before the end of this month, even global groups with the smallest UK presence

17 Jun 2025

Tax | NI increase forces half of businesses to freeze pay

One in five companies have already cut jobs, while 51% have put a freeze on salary increases after employers’ National Insurance hits companies

17 Jun 2025

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Employment Tax

HMRC

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Tax | Chelsea boatyard owners lose £1.6m tax appeal

The owners of Chelsea Yacht & Boat Company based at Cheyne Pier have lost an appeal over entrepreneurs’ relief for more than £880,000 each, but £360,000 penalty overturned

17 Jun 2025

Tax | HS2 contractor reported to HMRC over tax issues

Reports of alleged fraud within the circle of contractors at HS2 circulated last month and now the high-speed rail company has reported a contractor to HMRC

16 Jun 2025

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Employment Tax

HMRC

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Tax | PCRT warns against nil submissions for quarterly MTD

The Professional Conduct in Relation to Taxation (PCRT) has been updated to include specific guidance for tax advisers and accountants on Making Tax Digital for Income Tax and client relationships

16 Jun 2025

Tax | £36k tax bill bankrupts former West Ham footballer

After failing to appear before the court to pay the tax bill or declare he did not have the means to pay, a former footballer and pundit has been issued a bankruptcy order

13 Jun 2025

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HMRC

Tax Compliance

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Tax | High Court throws out private school parents VAT appeal

All private schools parents will still have to pay VAT on their fees after the High Court rules tax charge does not breach children’s human rights

13 Jun 2025

Tax | Tax Freedom Day keeps coming later as fiscal drag bites

Brits are working longer than ever before the annual Tax Freedom Day comes around, having to put in 162 days of grind before their income becomes their own

12 Jun 2025

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Personal Tax

HMRC

Tax | Strike at HMRC Newcastle ends but no resolution

A six-month run of strike action at HMRC’s office outside Newcastle is over, but HMRC refused to reinstate sacked staff leaving PCS union considering next steps

12 Jun 2025

Tax | PAC chair demands transparency from HMRC boss

The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) grilled HMRC boss for the first time kicking off with probing questions about the £49m phishing scandal that came to light last week

12 Jun 2025

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HMRC

Politics

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Business | AI at Croner-i: what you need to know

Croner-i is making a significant investment in artificial intelligence (AI) to support accountants and finance professionals with a brand new AI agent

12 Jun 2025

Tax | Spending Review: HMRC given £500m for move to 90% digital

The chancellor has earmarked an additional £500m for HMRC to force 90% of interactions with tax authority online only by 2030 with inheritance tax paper process a priority

11 Jun 2025

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HMRC

Politics