Between April and August 2021 HMRC collected £280.4bn worth of tax which is £84.7bn more than this period last year as the economy began to recover post pandemic

Harriet Murray, senior associate at Hunters Law, questions whether a one-off wealth tax would be effective or simply lead to more complex tax planning

The Office of Tax Simplification (OTS) has published analysis of the potential benefits, costs and implications of a change to the tax year

320,000 businesses face an even higher National Insurance contribution rate with the new Health and Social Care Levy according to a paper published by the House of Commons Library

Over the last two years, out of the 32,675 tax claims that had been queried by taxpayers almost half, 16,120, of the claims were dropped altogether by HMRC

Criminals pretending to be HMRC, banks, and parcel delivery firms have defrauded the public out of £129.4m so far this year

The court has ruled against HMRC and found that £980,000 worth of loans made to a director from a remuneration trust were not connected to employment and not subject to tax or National Insurance contributions (NIC)

The number of non-domiciled taxpayers is stabilising after the significant reforms introduced in 2017. Tim Crook, head of tax at Gherson solicitors, considers the pros and cons

The government should stop increasing taxes on businesses and jobs, as it risks derailing the economy’s recovery from the pandemic says the Confederation of British Industry (CBI)

HMRC is investigating 153 unregulated tax advisers for allegedly helping clients avoid tax, says international law firm RPC

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As HMRC clamps down on outstanding taxpayer debt, research shows that people do not necessarily view tax bills as important to settle compared with other household and business debt