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

Heather Self, partner at Pinsent Masons, analyses the latest HMRC estimates of the tax gap, the growing appetite for harsh penalties and the likelihood of improving the picture in the future

An Employment Tribunal has found that Uber taxi drivers are to be treated as permanent staff and are therefore entitled to receive the National Minimum Wage and holiday pay. Christopher Davies, associate and professional support lawyer at Gateley plc discusses the implications of the ruling

Uber has lost a case at the employment tribunal over the self-employed status of its drivers which means it will have to pay employer’s national insurance contributions and treat the drivers as permanent staff, but it will appeal the decision

London Welsh Rugby Football Club, one of England’s oldest clubs, is facing a winding up order from HMRC in the High Court on Monday, less than two months after it escaped a similar petition.

The House of Commons public bill committee is inviting written evidence on the Criminal Finances Bill which is currently passing through Parliament, and which will introduce a controversial new offence of corporate failure to prevent tax evasion

HMRC has published guidance on legislation to target serial tax avoidance, which will see it issuing warning notices to taxpayers using schemes which have been defeated, imposing penalties and sanctions and, in some cases, publishing the names of those involved

The latest Central American state, Panama has signed the OECD’s multilateral convention on mutual administrative assistance in tax matters, making it the 105th jurisdiction to agree to fight cross-border tax evasion, just months after the Panama Papers debacle

Leaving the EU could encourage ‘greater promiscuity’ in corporate tax policy according to Labour MP and former Public Accounts Committee chairwoman Margaret Hodge

HMRC is set to introduce a new compliance team which will focus on employment status and employment intermediary risks, after MPs raised concerns about the rise of the so-called ‘gig’ economy and the use of self employed contracts for people working for delivery and distribution companies

Jon Thompson, HMRC chief executive, has told MPs that Concentrix failed to supply enough people to manage the outsourcing contract for checking tax credit renewals for fraud and error, resulting in what he termed ‘appalling’ customer service, with the work being brought back in house and potentially terminating early 

The government has issued draft legislation setting out the rules for the Lifetime ISA tax-free savings scheme, including details on their use for first-time property purchases at exchange of contract, annual bonuses and eligibility for married couples