Reform on tax rules for contractors, announced as part of the Autumn Statement 2016 following the growth of the contractor market, could risk tax revenues says Bill Dodwell, partner and head of tax policy at Deloitte

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

From the shock Brexit vote to concerted efforts to slow the pace of Making Tax Digital and first-time adoption troubles for UK GAAP reporters, 2016 was a turbulent year for accountants and tax advisers, says Sara White

A year on from the controversy surrounding VAT collection by Amazon marketplace sellers, Accordance CEO Nicholas Hallam looks at whether any progress has been made to curb VAT leakage 

The rates for calculating personal tax liability for the van benefit charge and the car and van fuel benefit charges are set to increase in 2017-18

HMRC’s focus on investigating tax avoidance schemes has brought in an additional £886m in income tax over the last year, an 80% hike on the previous year’s total of £494m, according to analysis by law firm Pinsent Masons

HMRC’s latest performance statistics show its customer service levels have improved markedly over the course of the year, although customer satisfaction levels with digital services remain below target

The OECD has updated its guidance on Action 4 of its Base Erosion and Profit Shifting (BEPS) project relating to interest deductions, with particular reference to the group ratio rule and the risks posed by the banking and insurance sectors

After an unpredictable and turbulent year, PwC senior economic adviser Andrew Sentance predicts a year of further political disruption in the US and Europe

HMRC is to replace the current free PDF filing software for company tax returns for unrepresented companies and charities with straightforward tax affairs with an online only system from April 2017

The government’s consultation process for HMRC’s flagship making tax digital (MTD) proposals has been heavily criticised as being too rushed and leaving little time for a successful implementation in an end of year report on tax policy from the Tax Professionals Forum

Irish airlines Ryanair and Aer Lingus face paying back millions of euros in air travel taxes after the European Court of Justice (ECJ) ruled that they had benefited from unlawful state aid and said the money must be recovered regardless of whether they had actually been able to exercise an unfair economic advantage