HMRC has launched a two month technical consultation on the first set of draft regulations for the apprenticeship levy, due to be introduced in April 2017, with more information to follow later in the year

Nottingham Forest Football Club is set to overturn a sixth winding up order at the Companies Court later today, stating that outstanding debts to HMRC have been settled

The Treasury is consulting on how the government plans to transpose updated EU international anti-money laundering and counter-financing of terrorism (AML/CFT) regulations into UK law, saying it wants the rules to act as a deterrent without imposing too great a burden on business

The Australian tax authority has released two tax warnings to advisers about attempts to circumvent its new Multinational Anti-Avoidance Law (MAAL), which is similar to the UK’s diverted profit tax and was introduced earlier this year to address international profit shifting by multinationals

HMRC has issued guidance about what it says is a new capital gains tax (CGT) tax avoidance scheme which attempts to exploit entrepreneurs’ relief by turning income into a capital gain, as a way of avoiding income tax and National Insurance contributions (NICs)

The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) has fined law firm, BPE Solicitors LLP, £9,500 for helping conveyancing clients avoid paying £1.3m of stamp duty land tax (SDLT)

Wales is set to introduce its own version of stamp duty land tax (SDLT) on property sales from April 2018 with the introduction of land transaction tax (LTT) but is still reviewing whether to retain the UK wide 3% surcharge for second home purchases

The updated list of major tax defaulters has been published by HMRC with a payroll service provider topping the list owing £2m in tax, while less major offenders include restaurants and takeaways

HMRC has amended the guidance for buy-to-let landlords when submitting a disclosure by providing instructions allowing agents to submit a disclosure on their behalf

The European Commission has released a list of 81 countries which they have pre-assessed with a view to possible screening over their tax policies and tax agreeements, which will ultimately form the basis of a global tax risk register

Micro  businesses are struggling to comply with payroll reporting requirements under real time information (RTI) due to a lack of understanding and poor support which is leading to errors, according to HMRC’s report on the PAYE challenges for micro employers

Might quarterly reporting become the last nail in the coffin for very small businesses, or even deter budding entrepreneurs, given the constant and rising administration and obligations? Yvette Nunn asks