In our regular Q&A series from Croner Taxwise, VAT adviser, Magdalena Tchorz explains how new rules for the domestic reverse charge will affect construction businesses

Businesses that have incurred losses during the Covid-19 pandemic should be able to exchange them for a government cash payment, in the same way as the research and development (R&D) tax relief operates, in order to support them to continue functioning and to preserve future tax revenues, Blick Rothenberg is proposing

The Low Incomes Tax Reform Group (LITRG) is concerned that recipients of the government’s Self-Employed Income Support Scheme (SEISS) grant might not realise that it is taxable

With Brussels is planning new taxes around carbon, plastic and digital services to bolster the EU economy after coronavirus, the effects of may be felt by UK importers and exporters, says RSM’s George Bull

With US technology giants in the sights of any digital services tax, investigation could see a new tariff war launched against many countries including the UK, writes Avalara’s Richard Asquith

HMRC has announced a five-month delay to the introduction of the domestic reverse charge for construction services, due to the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on the construction sector, and the VAT change will not now apply until 1 March 2021

The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) has opened an inquiry into the UK’s management of ‘tax expenditures’, after a National Audit Office (NAO) report identified over 300 such tax interventions, at a cost of £155bn a year

HMRC is holding a two-week consultation on the technical effectiveness of legislation to introduce rules on the taxation of coronavirus business support grants, which will be included in Finance Bill 2020

Gambling group William Hill has stated it expects to recover up to £150m in tax after HMRC lost a legal challenge, with a tribunal finding VAT was wrongly applied to revenues from fixed odds betting terminals (FOBTs) in betting shops

UK supermarkets are in line for £500m in tax refunds, after the Supreme Court ruled in their favour at the conclusion of a lengthy dispute with the Valuation Office Agency (VOA) over business rates payments on ATMs

As the UK begins to plan for economic recovery, RSM’s George Bull looks at how a public debate will influence tax reform, calling for certainty, simplicity and fairness

In our regular Q&A series from Croner Taxwise, tax adviser, Laura Burrows CTA explains the tax consequences which apply if a businesses debtors are unable to pay their debts