The rates for calculating personal tax liability for the van benefit charge and the car and van fuel benefit charges are set to increase in 2017-18

HMRC’s latest performance statistics show its customer service levels have improved markedly over the course of the year, although customer satisfaction levels with digital services remain below target

The government’s consultation process for HMRC’s flagship making tax digital (MTD) proposals has been heavily criticised as being too rushed and leaving little time for a successful implementation in an end of year report on tax policy from the Tax Professionals Forum

KPMG senior manager Joseph Selby examines what US citizens worldwide are required to file with the IRS in order to remain compliant with the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA)

The decision to maintain Scottish income tax rates at the wider UK rates disguised a move to erode the higher rate tax threshold which will create an immediate £314 earnings hit and will require a NICs review, warns Shirley McIntosh, tax partner at RSM

A yacht catching fire has been given as one of the absurd explanations for missing the 31 January self assessment tax return deadline, according to HMRC’s latest top ten list of excuses used in unsuccessful appeals

Government is investing in HMRC in order to strengthen the tax authority’s anti-avoidance capability, warns KPMG tax director Kevin Elliott

Travellers departing Scottish airports will be able to benefit from half price air passenger duty from 2018 when the Scottish government is set to replace the UK-wide air passenger duty scheme with its own airline ticket tax called air departure tax

The US government is facing calls to delay the introduction of a new tax on foreign investors in US equity-linked derivative transactions, after the G5 group of countries signalled their opposition and the US Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association (SIFMA) indicated its members would not be ready for the planned 1 January 2017 implementation

The Indian government has signalled it is taking further action to tackle the country’s black economy with the introduction of a new and tougher declaration scheme for hidden income, following on from the decision to withdraw high value bank notes

In the wake of the Scottish government’s decision not to replicate the UK Treasury's tax cut for higher earners, the National Audit Office (NAO) is warning that HMRC faces ‘significant’ challenges in administering the Scottish rate of income tax (SRIT), and is still having problems ensuring that all Scottish taxpayers are correctly identified despite a £1.1m marketing campaign

Manchester United star Wayne Rooney has denied an MP’s claims that the footballer is involved in tax avoidance based on the way his image rights are handled with his spokesman saying all the striker’s tax dealings are complian