The government is to go ahead with plans to move from the current flat fee for applications for a grant of probate to a banded structure where the fees increase in line with the value of the estate, up to a maximum of £20,000, despite strong opposition to the proposals at the consultation stage

HMRC has published a number of documents providing guidance to the changes to the way the current intermediaries legislation (known as IR35) is applied to off-payroll working in the public sector, which come into effect on 6 April

Paul Morton, the new tax director of the Office of Tax Simplification (OTS) has taken over the helm of the organisation from 1 March and will be leading future attempts to reduce complexity in the UK’s tax system

As businesses in high-value areas brace themselves for a business rates hike, Calum Fuller explores the flaws in the regime and how it might be improved

Struggling East London-based League Two football club Leyton Orient has been issued a winding-up petition by HMRC

The Valuations Office Agency, the body responsible for carrying out the revaluation of business rates, has ‘more than enough information’ available to it to carry out more frequent assessments, instead of the current five year intervals, according to experts from commercial property consultancy Colliers International

Download the HMRC CGT indexation allowance for November 2016, RPI Index for January 2017 and HMRC rates of interest, changes to stamp duty land tax (SDLT) and land and buildings transaction tax (LBTT) rates, and more

The latest employment tax news from changes to tax-free childcare, off-payroll working guidance published, disguised remuneration schemes closed and self employed face NICs’ errors

The key HMRC filing deadlines from March to August 2017 including PAYE settlement agreement, PAYE cheque payments, employee share schemes

In this month's tax updates we review tax cases from Barreto and unexplained income to O'Mara and payment surcharges, allowable expenses for MP's local office, the rise in car tax rates for new vehicles over £40k and HMRC to dump Verify service

The latest VAT rulings with implications for businesses include late VAT registration in Taylor Construction, overseas agents' supplies in Newcastle University case and business or not at issue in Gravel Road Records, writes Graham Elliott, director at City & Cambridge Consultancy 

HMRC has released updated guidance on the changes to the VAT flat rate scheme for small businesses, which is due to come into force this April, but has not finalised the more than 50 individual sector rates despite the imminent flat rate rise to 16.5%