Tax | HMRC launches eligibility tool for R&D tax relief

In a bid to reduce errors and simplify applications for R&D tax credits, businesses can now check eligibility on an HMRC tool before submitting a claim

7 Oct 2025

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Tax | Director’s loans: strategic tool or tax trap for business owners?

Understanding the rules and complexities around director’s loans is essential to sound financial management and effective tax planning, explains Paul Attridge, tax partner at Gerald Edelman

6 Oct 2025

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Tax | £7.6bn paid out in R&D tax credits after fraud crackdown

Mixed picture as number of R&D claims drops by a quarter but overall tax relief payout remains virtually unchanged at £7.55bn a year despite surge in HMRC investigations 

2 Oct 2025

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Tax | Q&A: land remediation relief tax break

In this week’s Q&A, Natasha Saina at Croner-i VIP Tax Team, explains the tax rules around eligibility for remediation relief in a qualifying land purchase

30 Sep 2025

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Tax | Register for VIP Bitesize Tax webinars

Sign up for our brand new series of VIP Bitesize Tax webinars, presented by our tax experts

17 Sep 2025

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Tax | HMRC cannot replace human judgment with AI

Landmark ruling on AI use in R&D tax credit decisions raises critical questions about transparency at HMRC and the effectiveness of AI assessors, warns Tom Haslehurst, director at Ryan

17 Sep 2025

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Tax | Tax planning: taking land from plot to profit

Core tax and structuring considerations are vital when advising landowners on development decisions and maximising use of assets, explain Naomi Stewart, head of tax at Shaw Gibbs, Tom Sater, head of energy at RO Energy, and Paul Sams, managing partner of Dutton Gregor

16 Sep 2025

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Tax | IT company refused appeal over £167m tax dispute

The Supreme Court has refused permission for IT company Refinitiv to appeal decision that HMRC diverted profits tax notice was an ‘abuse of power’ 

12 Sep 2025

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Tax | Horseracing strike ‘irresponsible’, says Treasury minister

The newly appointed Treasury minister for tax has hit out at plans for an all out horseracing strike today, saying it is based on speculation

10 Sep 2025

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Tax | Q&A: ATED tax on residential property

In this week’s Q&A, Abigail Bothe at Croner-i VIP Tax Team, explains when annual tax on enveloped dwellings (ATED) is chargeable under qualifying rules in complex tax planning scenarios

9 Sep 2025

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Tax | Plastic packaging tax could be shifting behaviour

Introduced in 2022, plastic packaging tax (PPT) requires UK manufacturers and importers of plastic packaging products to pay tax on plastic packaging, but behaviours towards it could be changing, says RSM partner Philip Munn

4 Sep 2025

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Tax | Tax filing deadlines: Sep to Dec 2025

Key dates including corporation tax returns for accounting periods ended 30 September 2024

1 Sep 2025

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Tax | HMRC scrutiny of R&D claims intensifies

With HMRC raising red flags about potentially fraudulent R&D claims, Katie Pearce, head of claim quality at  EmpowerRD, explains how to ensure the initial paperwork is up to scratch and passes the inspectors

1 Sep 2025

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

Advisory fuel rates for company car users updated for some diesel vehicles, with separate electric rate for public charging

29 Aug 2025

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Tax | Trump plans higher tariffs for digital services tax nations

The UK may be back in the sights of the US president after threats on Truth Social to charge additional tariffs on countries charging digital services taxes

28 Aug 2025

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