Latest analysis from HMRC shows that women are more likely than men to send in their tax return on time. For every 10,000 tax returns received last year by HMRC from men, 394 were after either the paper or online deadline, compared to 358 late returns for every 10,000 received from women

Chancellor George Osborne has indicated that there are likely to be further tax concessions for North Sea oil and gas companies in a bid to avoid production and investment cutbacks in the face of rapidly falling crude oil prices

HMRC has seen a marked increase in the yield from its tax investigations into large businesses according to research from Pinsent Masons, which shows these are now bringing in £97 for every £1 invested by HMRC, up from £87 last year. This equates to approximately £8.9bn from local tax compliance investigations and £268m from high net worth individuals in 2013/14

The new tax year 2015/16 will see a major overhaul of Class 2 National Insurance contributions (NICs) for self-employed taxpayers, marking a significant change in the way self-assessment tax liabilities are collected.