A woman who described herself as working in the ‘adult industry’ and was paid entirely in cash has had a partial victory against claims by HMRC for additional payments of income tax and penalties, after a First Tier Tribunal (FTT) found her under-declaration of income on a tax return was careless rather than deliberate

Margrethe Vestager, EU competition commissioner, has made clear that she plans to defend the decision to order Apple to pay €13bn (£11bn) in back tax to the Irish government, which is the subject of an appeal by both the technology firm and Ireland, and has indicated she hopes publish the specific details of the ruling soon

The European Parliament is to debate the European Commission’s recent finding that Ireland granted Apple illegal tax benefits in a plenary session scheduled for this afternoon, discussing the findings of the investigation into two rulings which are deemed to have amounted to state aid

HMRC is to terminate its outsourced contract with Concentrix, the company it uses to check tax credits entitlement, and take the work back in house amid concerns about levels of service and the failure to deliver the anticipated savings

Chas Roy-Chowdhury, head of taxation at the ACCA, casts his expert eye over the six digital tax consultations and is not convinced about the need for such a wholesale overhaul of tax administration, which will add to volumes of existing tax compliance

Non doms in the UK paid £6.57bn in income tax in 2014/15, ten times more than average taxpayers, although the group is currently facing further tax changes pending final HMRC consultation

The presiding judge for a three member arbitration panel, set up to decide the £1.4bn tax demand from Indian tax authorities on Vodafone, has been identified and an announcement is expected soon

The government has confirmed it is to appoint a small business commissioner who will provide help and advice to businesses, including on payment disputes, and is strengthening the voluntary code for large suppliers, although it has stopped short of enforcing a 30-day payment rule

The government is to withdraw extra statutory concession (ESC) A94 giving tax relief to so-called theatre angels who invest in new theatre productions, effectively removing the deductible expense status from 2017

MPs have reacted with scepticism to HMRC’s plans to reorganise its structure, due to be completed by the end of this year, with the chair of the influential Treasury select committee heavily critical of repeated management changes

The number of businesses that have had assets seized by HMRC to settle debts has increased 145% from 649 in 2014/15 to 1,592 in 2015/16, proving that HMRC is increasingly cracking down on businesses to reclaim outstanding tax

Business minister Margot James has called on HMRC to investigate the employment practices and tax affairs of delivery business Hermes, after a report suggested many of its drivers were employed off-payroll and received less than the national living wage