The government has confirmed that it will publish its response to the initial Making Tax Digital consultations in January 2017 with the first quarterly reporting period for unincorporated businesses and buy-to-let landlords set to kick in from 2018

In his Autumn Statement Chancellor Philip Hammond announced that to support investment in UK fintech, the Department for International Trade (DIT) will provide £500,000 a year for financial technology (FinTech) specialists

The Autumn Statement has introduced additional support to reduce the administrative burden for the oil and gas industry associated with operating the petroleum revenue tax (PRT) regime, now that the tax is zero-rated

The government is to legislate to clarify the tax position of partnerships, the Chancellor has confirmed in the Autumn Statement

The government is to introduce a new penalty for any person who has enabled another person or business to use a tax avoidance arrangement that is later defeated by HMRC

The Autumn Statement included a boost for more environmentally friendly transport, with the announcement of £390m of funding for R&D work on low emission vehicles and the development of connected autonomous vehicles, plus a 100% first year capital allowance for the installation of electric vehicle charging infrastructure

Chancellor Philip Hammond has committed to honouring the previous Conservative government’s plans to lower the corporation tax rate

Chancellor Philip Hammond has confirmed plans to clamp down on the tax advantages of salary sacrifice and benefit in kind schemes, but there is to be an exemption provided for low emission vehicles which was not included as part of the original consultation proposals

Ireland has the most effective tax system in the EU with its 12.5% corporate tax on profits, substantially lower than the 40.3% average across the region, according to the latest global tax monitor produced by PwC and the World Bank

Ahead of the Autumn Statement, Yvette Nunn is calling on the Chancellor to reconsider substantial changes to the tax treatment of salary sacrifice schemes

Among the wall-to-wall coverage that has followed the shock election of Donald Trump as president-elect, relatively little attention has been given to his tax policies, including proposals for significant reforms to personal and business taxes, says Kevin Phillips, international tax partner at Moore Stephens

HMRC has received thousands of written responses to the six consultations on Making Tax Digital, the radical overhaul of the tax filing system, which is set to be rolled out from April 2018