Lesley Fidler, employment tax expert at Baker Tilly assesses the key changes in employment tax from overcharging issues over student loan repayments under PAYE, last minute changes to intermediary reporting and a surprise HMRC national minimum wage compliance campaign

In the latest tax case reports, Sharon Khin considers the CGT exemption in Ames, AIA denied over discontinuance, transfer pricing rules in Abbey National Treasury Services and a long-running tax dispute reaches beyond the grave, while Airbnb has a grilling from the Irish Revenue over tax liability and intermediaries

Graham Elliott casts his expert eye over the recent controversial VAT cases including the failed HMRC arguments over partial exemption in Volkswagen Financial Services, tick-box rage over HMRC's unyielding online terms and conditions in Garrod and zero rate acceptance in the Colaingrove case over verandahs for caravans

The numbers bandied around are eye-watering, billions of pounds in potential liability as HMRC sets aside a total contingency budget of £42.8bn to deal with outstanding business tax disputes, a figure that is only likely to rise, says Sara White

As the deadlines approach for a host of HMRC and Treasury consultations launched after the Summer Budget 2015, we give a quick overview of the current batch including new data gathering powers for HMRC, offshore tax evasion, benefits in kind and business expenses, and a technical review of DOTAS rules capturing IHT