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Tax | Drycleaners lose £25k tax appeal over Bank Holiday pricing

The owners of a dry cleaners in Camden have lost an appeal against personal liability notices (PLNs) after failing to prove the average price of their service was lower than HMRC said

5 Jun 2025

Tax | All HMRC phonelines down in major outage

The entire HMRC phone system has been hit by a serious technical issue which means inbound callers are only met with a recorded message saying the service is down

4 Jun 2025

Tax | Q&A: tax issues when relocating company overseas

In this week’s Q&A, Croner-i tax advisory lead Stephen Fletcher CTA, explains the complex tax considerations when a company decides to shift operations to sunny Ibiza but retains dual-tax residency

3 Jun 2025

Tax | IHT on family businesses risks £1.9bn in lost tax

The upcoming changes to inheritance tax (IHT) for family run businesses and farms has the potential to backfire on Rachel Reeves as they look to reduce headcount and investment before April 2026

3 Jun 2025

Tax | Only one in four say HMRC provides ‘good customer service’

Less than a quarter of taxpayers have a favourable view of HMRC, the lowest proportion since tracking began in 2020

2 Jun 2025

Tax | Businesses rack up £28bn of HMRC debt in single month

Companies are struggling to pay tax bills on time with arrears to HMRC running at an average of £28bn per month, even before latest National Insurance hikes kick in

29 May 2025

Tax | HMRC advisory fuel rates for company car users from 1 June 2025

Advisory fuel rates for company car users have been cut for some petrol and diesel vehicles, electric rates unchanged

28 May 2025

Tax | HMRC loses share valuation dispute as ‘ignored circumstances’

Neil Tipping, lead tax enquiry consultant at VIP Tax Team, explains how Croner-i resolved a long-running valuation case between HMRC and four shareholders over the sale of their business to their sons

22 May 2025

Tax | Employer national insurance raises £2.1bn extra in single month

More than £2bn was raised from employer’s national insurance in April alone even before the full impact of rises are felt, while inheritance tax was up 14% in a single month

22 May 2025

Business | Rogue R&D agents target mail order companies

HMRC is warning mail order businesses to be wary about engaging with unscrupulous R&D agents claiming to be able to secure large tax breaks

21 May 2025

Tax | HMRC stops posting letters for CT reminders and receipts

HMRC is to start a trial to determine whether to stop sending businesses corporation tax reminder letters where the information can be easily accessed through online accounts

15 May 2025

Tax | Marathon promoter wins ‘excessive’ £330k R&D dispute

A company organising placements for marathon runners and virtual runs took HMRC to the tribunal after being ordered to repay over £330,000 in R&D relief, and won

15 May 2025

Tax | Q&A: car or van for tax purposes

In this week’s Q&A, Teddy Rawlings ATT, tax adviser at Croner-i VIP Tax Team, explains the benefits in kind and capital allowance rules and how to identify tax position for various vehicle styles

13 May 2025

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Tax | Should business owners sell their company before April 2026?

Upcoming changes to business asset disposal relief rates for capital gains tax purposes mean it makes tax sense to sell up before April 2026, argues Simon Daniels, sales director at KBS Corporate

12 May 2025

Tax | UTR numbers no longer available by phone, says HMRC

HMRC has stopped giving taxpayers their unique taxpayer reference numbers over the phone, saying they will only be available via online accounts or post

8 May 2025