US president-elect Donald Trump has released a video outlining his plans for his first 100 days in office, which include immediate withdrawal from negotiations on the trans-Pacific partnership (TPP) trade deal, but omit any mention of his campaign pledges to overhaul the US tax regime

The OECD has announced that the Caribbean island Saint Lucia has signed the multilateral convention on mutual administrative assistance in tax matters, bringing the number of jurisdictions to join the agreement to 107

Among the wall-to-wall coverage that has followed the shock election of Donald Trump as president-elect, relatively little attention has been given to his tax policies, including proposals for significant reforms to personal and business taxes, says Kevin Phillips, international tax partner at Moore Stephens

Cross border inheritance is a thorny subject for UK residents with overseas financial interests, properties and tax liability, warns Jill Waddington, head of the private client team at Ridley & Hall

HMRC has received thousands of written responses to the six consultations on Making Tax Digital, the radical overhaul of the tax filing system, which is set to be rolled out from April 2018

Hundreds of investors in failed Eclipse film tax avoidance schemes, including accountants, bankers, businessmen and celebrities, could face bankruptcy after HMRC revealed plans to issue payment demands which far exceed their original investments

Prime Minister Theresa May has indicated she favours introducing further research and development (R&D) tax breaks in a bid to make Britain the go-to place for innovators and investors

In a year of so much political and, to a lesser extent, economic upheaval, it is likely to be of great relief to practitioners that the signs are that Philip Hammond is to refrain from treating the Autumn Statement like a second Budget

Complaints about HMRC have reached the highest level since the global financial crisis, according to analysis by Saffery Champness, which warns that the switch to making tax digital (MTD) risks prompting a further rise, with additional cost to the tax authorities

The Treasury has approved the release of funds for a 10-year overhaul of Buckingham Palace which will see a modernisation programme to update dilapidated electricals and heating systems with work set to start in April 2017

A former HMRC employee who failed to declare his second income as security doorman has been sentenced for tax evasion following an internal HMRC investigation

An Edinburgh builder, who failed to hand over £118,666 of VAT that he had charged his customers, has been jailed for 20 months following an investigation by HMRC