HMRC has published the responses to its consultation on the liability for earnings-related national insurance contributions (NICs) from employment related securities (ERS) income earned by internationally mobile employees (IMEs)

In the run-up to May’s general election the Liberal Democrats have outlined their tax policy for a future government, which includes raising £8bn in tax rises and a further £6bn by cracking down on tax avoidance as part of a plan to reduce the structural deficit within three years

HMRC still has much more to do improve its performance in dealing with its customers according to an assessment by the National Audit Office (NAO) of the department’s progress over the last five years in making tax collection more effective

The Law Society has warned that HMRC plans for a new Diverted Profits Tax (DPT), the so-called Google tax, could go beyond its intended targets and affect the UK's global competitiveness

The European Commission has opened an in-depth investigation into a Belgian tax provision, which allows group companies, particularly large multinational corporations (MNCs), to substantially reduce their corporation tax liability in Belgium on the basis of so-called 'excess profit' tax rulings agreed on an individual basis with the tax authorities

A record number of taxpayers completed their Self Assessment forms by the deadline this year as 10.24m tax returns were submitted by midnight on 31 January, of which only 1.41m were paper returns

HMRC has published a consultation document outlining a number of improvements to the way the tax authorities apply penalties for failure to pay or meet deadlines for returns or registration in light of the continuing move towards digital tax returns.