Croner Taxwise tax adviser Sohail Butt FCCA considers the use of Chargeable Gains relief to claim relief on a rental portfolio by incorporating the business

Over the last twelve months there has been a 45% jump in the number of businesses that have had their assets seized by HMRC to settle tax bills when they do not have the cash to pay, according to research from Funding Options, the online business finance supermarket

Few Scots have a clear understanding of Scotland’s devolved tax powers, according to a poll commissioned by CIOT, which found 84% think that they need better information about how taxes are decided in Scotland

The Office of Tax Simplification (OTS) has published a call for evidence and an online survey to seek views about tax impact on businesses, particular those at the smaller end of the spectrum, with the aim of identifying opportunities to reduce the regulatory burden

Tax reliefs across film, high-end television, video games, animation programmes, and children’s TV are powering record levels of production in the UK, resulting in an overall economic contribution of £7.9bn in 2016, according to research commissioned by the British Film Institute (BFI) and other sector bodies

Allan Cinnamon, former head of international tax at BDO, looks at the case of a niche book business navigating cross-border distribution, and tax in foreign jurisdictions, by establishing an international presence

There is a shakeup at the top of the Office of Tax Simplification (OTS) as chair Angela Knight and tax director Paul Morton have both announced that they will be leaving the organisation for personal reasons

A pressure group representing the self employed and freelancers plans to launch a judicial review against HMRC’s 2019 Loan Charge which will affect up to 50,000 contractors

Estimating varying rates of corporation tax across numerous entities is proving a principal risk for almost two thirds of Irish companies, according to a new survey

The government has raised the amount of the apprentice levy that larger companies can transfer to smaller firms in their supply chain from 10% to 25% in a bid to make the scheme more accessible

What happens when a client has a high performance sports car, for example, which can only be serviced in the UK, and they live in Guernsey. Arti Sonpal, tax adviser at Croner Taxwise, asks whether VAT is liable for the work 

Chancellor of the Exchequer Philip Hammond has signalled that if the UK is unable to form international agreements over the way global internet giants such as Amazon and Google are taxed then the UK will set its own digital services tax