The International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ), which previously released the so-called ‘Panama Papers’ detailing offshore tax avoidance activity, has now published fresh information about offshore companies based in the Bahamas with the disclosure of 1.3m files

HMRC has confirmed that the lifetime ISA, announced in Budget 2016, will be available from April 2017 for people under the age of 40, to help young people save for the long-term, particularly when buying a first home

The Yorkshire Building Society is calling on the government to consider fundamentally changing the operation of stamp duty in a bid to help first-time buyers

HMRC has made numerous amendments to its guidance on how to recognise genuine contacts from HMRC and the steps individuals should take to avoid being scammed by phishing emails from fraudsters

Non doms remain a target for the government despite plans to introduce a grace period for new registrants, says Ray McCann, partner, Joseph Hage Aaronson LLP

HMRC has issued guidance about what it says is a new capital gains tax (CGT) tax avoidance scheme which attempts to exploit entrepreneurs’ relief by turning income into a capital gain, as a way of avoiding income tax and National Insurance contributions (NICs)

The number of claims for research and development (R&D) tax reliefs submitted by companies in 2014-15 rose by 12% year-on-year, while the level of support provided was up by 38%, according to statistics released by HMRC

A woman who described herself as working in the ‘adult industry’ and was paid entirely in cash has had a partial victory against claims by HMRC for additional payments of income tax and penalties, after a First Tier Tribunal (FTT) found her under-declaration of income on a tax return was careless rather than deliberate

HMRC is to terminate its outsourced contract with Concentrix, the company it uses to check tax credits entitlement, and take the work back in house amid concerns about levels of service and the failure to deliver the anticipated savings

Non doms in the UK paid £6.57bn in income tax in 2014/15, ten times more than average taxpayers, although the group is currently facing further tax changes pending final HMRC consultation

The government is to withdraw extra statutory concession (ESC) A94 giving tax relief to so-called theatre angels who invest in new theatre productions, effectively removing the deductible expense status from 2017

Business minister Margot James has called on HMRC to investigate the employment practices and tax affairs of delivery business Hermes, after a report suggested many of its drivers were employed off-payroll and received less than the national living wage