The Low Incomes Tax Reform Group (LITRG) is urging taxpayers who have missed the end of July tax credit renewals deadline to contact HMRC urgently, in order to get payment reinstated

HMRC has introduced an online service for estates that are unlikely to pay any inheritance tax (IHT) as they are under the £325,000 threshold

So-called ‘sin taxes’ on alcohol, tobacco and sugar will raise £24.7bn in revenues by 2018, more than amount the government spends dealing with the impact of drinking, smoking and obesity, according to research by the Institute of Economic Affairs, which says taxpayers are being unfairly demonised over their negative behaviours

HMRC has published its latest monthly countdown bulletin covering issues for pension scheme administrators related to the ending of contracting out in April 2016

HMRC is to stop issuing paper copies of clients’ tax calculations and tax year overviews for mortgage applications for self employed people using tax agents, insisting that it has come to an agreement with the Council of Mortgage Lenders about accepting online print outs

A high net worth individual (HNWI) who was formerly registered as non-domiciled in the UK has become the first person to be granted resident non-dom status in Italy, under the country’s new regime introduced at the start of the year

The residence nil rate band (RNRB) is important to consider when estate planning and protecting property for direct descendants but there are some tricky tax considerations. Nimesh Shah, partner at Blick Rothenberg, explains how it works and potential pitfalls

Making a donation to charity is one way to minimise tax bills. Stephen Relf CTA ACA, tax writer at Wolters Kluwer, sets out the income tax reliefs available for higher rate and additional rate taxpayers making Gift Aid donations, highlighting tax breaks and relevant advice to make the most of tax-free charitable donations

Arrangements where workers are paid using gold bullion have been described as ‘abnormal’ by the GAAR Advisory Panel in its first publication since its formation in 2013

HMRC has come under fire over problems with its new childcare service website, amidst claims that IT glitches and other problems have prevented some parents from making claims

In a groundbreaking decision, the Supreme Court ruling in the long-running Murray Group holdings case - the Rangers case - about the validity of the use of employment benefit trusts (EBT) to pay footballers has hit the wall as the judges rule that they are unacceptable. Peter Rayney FCA, CTA examines the decision and the consequences 

As HMRC ramps up its use of the Connect data analytics tool to search social media for potential earnings anomalies, the tax courts may be one step ahead if the outcome of a non-dom residency case when it probed the reasons for a party held in the early 1960s when determining tax residency, says Andrew Hubbard, consultant, RSM