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Tax | Top 1% pay third of income tax and CGT

Just half a million people pay a third of income tax and capital gains tax (CGT) with 100 of the ultra high net worth individuals shelling out £4.11bn in a single year

23 Oct 2025

Tax | Beware of unintended consequences of taxing partnerships

Today’s tax treat is talk of a Treasury plan to increase tax on all types of partnerships, but this is fraught with problems, says James Kipping, partner at MHA

22 Oct 2025

Business | Plan to charge LLPs employer NICs at 15%

As Budget rumours swirl, partners in limited liability partnerships could face a tax rise with the Treasury looking to raise £2bn by making LLPs pay employer national insurance

22 Oct 2025

Tax | £71.2bn September tax take won’t plug fiscal black hole

Tax take for September hit £71.2bn, up an eye watering £7.7bn on the same time last year, highlighting the shocking impact of soaring tax rates and fiscal drag

21 Oct 2025

Tax | HMRC Connect tool brings in record £4.6bn in unpaid tax

All powerful data analysis tool Connect raises additional £4.6bn in single year as thousands of HMRC staff use the big data network to root out non-compliant taxpayers

9 Oct 2025

Tax | Tax treatment of cryptoasset ETNs clarified

Changes to crypto investment rules mean retail investors will be able to include cryptoasset exchange traded notes (cETNs) in innovative finance ISAs

9 Oct 2025

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Tax | Football crackdown kicks up £90m in unpaid tax

HMRC has ramped up investigations into footballs clubs, players and agents to stop tax leakage, raising an additional £90m in tax, up by a third in a single year

8 Oct 2025

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

Tax | BlueCrest owner sues tax barrister for negligence

Billionaire fund manager Michael Platt and BlueCrest is suing his former tax barrister for professional negligence

3 Oct 2025

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Business | Five accountancy firms called out for promoting tax avoidance

HMRC has named five accountancy firms after they took fees for introducing clients to a tax avoidance scheme involving use of prepaid cards for advertising services, resulting in disguised remuneration

24 Sep 2025

Tax | HMRC reinstates direct recovery of debt from bank accounts

Following a four-year hiatus, HMRC plans to start collecting tax debts directly from bank accounts again under rarely used direct recovery of debts (DRD) rules

24 Sep 2025

Tax | Company directors will soon face more tax return complexity

RSM partner Jackie Hall and associate director Matthew Todd explain potential pitfalls for directors when it comes to the next self assessment season in 2025-26 with new reporting requirements on dividends and shareholdings

24 Sep 2025

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Tax | Cricketer Collingwood caught out in £196k tax dispute

Former England cricketer loses appeal over a tax bill related to payments for historic sponsorship contracts through personal services company

23 Sep 2025

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Tax | Majority plan to use AI for tax returns ignoring risk

Despite warnings from accountants, three out of four people say they plan to use AI tools to assist with completion of their next self assessment

23 Sep 2025

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Tax | 5 October deadline to register for self assessment

HMRC is urging the self employed, landlords and side hustlers to register for self assessment by 5 October deadline to get vital UTR number required for tax returns

22 Sep 2025

Tax | Fuel duty down £400m as EV cars gather speed

Growing number of electric vehicles on the road is beginning to erode fuel duty tax revenue, creating a potential £2.7bn tax headache for the chancellor

19 Sep 2025

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Tax | Top 1% pay third of income tax and CGT

Tax | Beware of unintended consequences of taxing partnerships

Business | Plan to charge LLPs employer NICs at 15%

Tax | £71.2bn September tax take won’t plug fiscal black hole

Tax | HMRC Connect tool brings in record £4.6bn in unpaid tax

Tax | Tax treatment of cryptoasset ETNs clarified

Tax | Football crackdown kicks up £90m in unpaid tax

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

Tax | BlueCrest owner sues tax barrister for negligence

Business | Five accountancy firms called out for promoting tax avoidance

Tax | HMRC reinstates direct recovery of debt from bank accounts

Tax | Company directors will soon face more tax return complexity

Tax | Cricketer Collingwood caught out in £196k tax dispute

Tax | Majority plan to use AI for tax returns ignoring risk

Tax | 5 October deadline to register for self assessment

Tax | Fuel duty down £400m as EV cars gather speed