As Brexit talks start, Jaimie Kaffash gauges the views of accountants and tax advisers about the challenges ahead and implications for business in terms of tax rates, export and import tariffs and general confidence

As the corporate tax system continues to struggle to cope with the modern economy, the Adam Smith Institute's Sam Dumitriu considers whether a cashflow tax based system would be a better deterrent to cross-border tax avoidance

The Charity Commission has used new powers to disqualify Mountstar, sole trustee of the Cup Trust, which was used in a £46m tax avoidance scheme, and is also considering regulatory action against the directors of the company which is registered in the British Virgin Islands

The Canadian tax authorities have revealed they are collaborating with the UK on an ongoing international investigation into an alleged so-called ‘carousel’ tax fraud scheme which put over $50m (£30m) of tax at risk

In the days after the election and resulting hung parliament, tax issues will hardly be top of the agenda for the government, which will stoke uncertainty for tax advisers facing the impending introduction of Making Tax Digital and a raft of tax measures from loss relief to interest deduction only in draft form. Dawn Register, tax dispute resolution partner at BDO calls for swift action to create tax clarity for business

In HMRC's ever growing arsenal of anti-avoidance measures, the targeted anti avoidance rule (TAAR) can only apply if the taxpayer is liquidating and not selling their business, explains Pete Miller, director of The Miller Partnership, but advisers and businesses need to make sure they understand the potential tax liability of capital distributions

Prosecutors in Spain have filed a lawsuit against Portuguese Real Madrid player, Cristiano Ronaldo, for an alleged €14.7m (£12.5m) tax fraud between 2011 and 2014

The Democratic Unionist Party’s (DUP) opposition to a hard Brexit could prove a stumbling block in attempts to strike a deal with the Conservatives, reports Calum Fuller

The final outcome of the election with a hung parliament and a Conservative government propped up by the Northern Irish DUP leaves business in a period of uncertainty in the runup to Brexit. Brian Palmer, tax policy adviser at the AAT, asks what the post election tax landscape looks like for tax advisers and accountants   

A First Tier Tribunal (FTT) has allowed a husband and wife’s appeal against HMRC’s decision that the couple ran one business in partnership, rather than two separate businesses, and were therefore eligible for compulsory VAT registration 

The Miles Consultancy (TMC) has produced a guide showing how businesses can calculate mileage repayment rates for electric and hybrid company cars instead of using HMRC’s advisory fuel rates or approved mileage allowance payments, which only cover petrol and diesel cars

Former Conservative MP Jane Ellison, who was financial secretary to the Treasury in the previous government and heavily involved in the Making Tax Digital programme, is one of the casualties of a tumultuous election night, losing her seat in Battersea following a 9% swing to the Labour candidate