Turkey is to host a G20 international tax symposium next month to discuss developments to address Base Erosion and Profit Shifting (BEPS) and the exchange of information between tax administrations

To allay fears about phishing emails, HMRC has confirmed that taxpayers who have registered to claim the marriage allowance will be contacted over a six-week period from 20 April advising them how to activate their claim

Labour leader Ed Miliband is to announce plans for a future Labour government to abolish stamp duty for all first-time buyers purchasing homes worth up to £300,000 in a speech to be delivered later today

Bytemark Hosting is the first cloud hosting and internet company to be awarded the Fair Tax Mark, following full disclosure of its tax accounts and a commitment to full tax transparency

All four main political parties are banking on bringing in more cash via tighter tax avoidance measures if elected, but voters haves been left ‘somewhat in the dark’ about their plans to cut spending and increase taxes in order to bring down the deficit, according to analysis by the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS)

Total tax receipts for the latest tax year are mirroring the pattern set last year, with improvements in the tax take from national insurance contributions (NICs), income tax and VAT resulting in a 4.4% rise in tax revenue, according to the latest monthly HMRC analysis of tax receipts

The ICAEW and the Forum of Private Business (FPB) have both published election manifestos, urging politicians not to overlook the needs of businesses and calling for a simplified tax regime and export incentives to encourage SMEs to expand overseas 

ICAEW is warning that proposals put forward by the last government for changes to the remittance basis charge (RBC) for non doms risk creating uncertainty and deterring foreign investment in the UK