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Tax | HMRC hikes EV mileage rates for public charging

HMRC has split fuel advisory rates for electric cars depending on where drivers charge their company cars, finally recognising price discrepancy between street and home

27 Aug 2025

Business | Selling a business: how much tax is payable?

Understanding the tax implications of a business sale is vital, particularly the implications and limitations of a number of useful tax reliefs for business owners, explains Dominic Lay, director of K3 Tax Advisory

26 Aug 2025

Tax | Self assessment tax take up £3.3bn in July

Tax revenue from self assessment soared in July to £15.4bn, up 20% on the same time last year

21 Aug 2025

Business | Tips on R&D claims and defining qualifying expenditure

The cornerstone of any research and development (R&D) claim is nailing down qualifying expenditure, explains Richard Edwards, founder of The R&D Community

19 Aug 2025

Tax | Horse racing to strike over betting tax hike

Horse racing tracks will be silent on 10 September as the British racing community has called a day of strike action to protest against the chancellor’s plans to increase betting tax

18 Aug 2025

Tax | Lower league football clubs owe HMRC £1.2m

Football clubs down the pyramid are struggling with tax bills as cost pressures mount and PAYE bills are left unpaid putting staff and players at risk

18 Aug 2025

Tax | HMRC cuts late payment interest rate to 8%

Following the latest quarter percent cut in the base rate, HMRC will reduce late payment interest rate but not until late August

18 Aug 2025

Tax | Register for webinar on tax and EOTs

Join our webinar on tax issues for share schemes and employee ownership trusts on 19 August

18 Aug 2025

Tax | Debunking TikTok tax myths

With over 12,000 TikTok posts offering tax advice, accountant issues warning about swathe of misleading tax advice and unverified content

15 Aug 2025

Tax | HMRC warns companies miscalculating tax marginal relief

HMRC is running a one-to-many letter campaign targeting companies that have miscalculated corporation tax marginal relief in their company tax returns

15 Aug 2025

Tax | Company car tax – the pros and cons

An ever changing tax landscape means buying a company car could be one of the least tax efficient methods of ownership, explains Cheryl Sharp, CEO, Pink Pig Financial

13 Aug 2025

Tax | Delays see ADR tax cases take longer to resolve

The number of alternative dispute resolution (ADR) cases missing HMRC’s four-month resolution target has more than doubled in just 12 months

12 Aug 2025

Business | HMRC must disclose use of AI in R&D claims

A taxpayer has won a case about transparency at the tribunal after challenging HMRC’s refusal to disclose whether AI was used to assess R&D claims

11 Aug 2025

Tax | Alternative dispute resolution – trade-off or solution?

Rocky Webb, enquiry consultant at Croner-i My VIP Tax Team, explores the benefits of entering into an Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) process with HMRC

7 Aug 2025

Tax | Balancing risks and rewards of limited companies for sports stars

Many sports professionals successfully operate through a limited company, particularly when their income is primarily derived from prize winnings, appearance fees and endorsements, says Matt Taylor from RSM

5 Aug 2025