A sharp rise in the number of scam emails and text messages targeting taxpayers has been flagged by HMRC, with renewed warnings that criminals are attempting to trick the public into thinking they have received a tax rebate so they hand over their account and personal details

Croner Taxwise tax adviser Sohail Butt FCCA considers the use of principal private residence relief (PPR) when selling a property and outbuilding, and whether there are potential capital gains tax (CGT) charges

Payslips for all workers, stricter enforcement of holiday pay and bigger financial penalties for employers who break the law are among 37 recommendations to stop the exploitation of low paid workers set out in the first annual report from the director of labour market enforcement

A so-called citizen’s inheritance one-off payment of £10,000 to all 25-year olds, halving stamp duty land tax (SDLT) for all first-time buyers and introducing national insurance contributions (NICs) on pensioners’ salaries all form part of a new ‘generational contract’ proposed by the Resolution Foundation to tackle ongoing issues with unaffordable housing

Leafy Surrey suburb Elmbridge has retained its top spot as home of the UK's biggest taxpayers with a 10% hike to reach a £20,500 average income tax payment per person this year, compared to the national average of just £4,794, according to analysis by UHY Hacker Young

Mark Cawthron LLB CTA, tax writer at Croner-i Tax & Accounting, considers the implications of the recent MDCM ruling in favour of the appellant in an IR35 case on so-called 'disguised employment' in light of the contrary decision in the recent Ackroyd BBC case

The number of accelerated payment notices (APNs) that HMRC admits it has issued in error has now risen to 6,000, according to analysis by RPC

Care workers are losing out because of the confusing and unhelpful way in which their working arrangements and low pay interact with tax, welfare and minimum wage rules, according to a study by the Low Incomes Tax Reform Group (LITRG)

HMRC has issued revised guidance on non-resident capital gains tax (NRCGT) rules for UK residential property sales for anyone residing overseas stressing the 30-day deadline for notification and warning failure to report as third of sellers face penalties

The Low Incomes Tax Reform Group (LITRG) is warning taxpayers about a scam by fraudsters who leave automated messages purporting to be HMRC and saying the person is under investigation for unpaid taxes

Inheritance tax (IHT) should be scrapped and replaced with a new ‘lifetime receipts tax’ of £125,000 per person coupled with a much lower rate, to smooth out intergenerational financial imbalances, according to analysis from the Resolution Foundation

Workers in OECD countries paid just over a quarter (25.5%) of their gross wages in tax on average in 2017, with just over half of countries seeing small increases in the personal average tax rate, according to OECD research