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Tax | High Court date for judicial review of ‘flawed’ farm tax

Group of farmers given date for two-day judicial review at High Court over legality of the inheritance tax changes to agricultural and business property relief and government’s failure to consult properly

27 Feb 2026

Tax | Pay overdue tax by 2 March or face 5% HMRC penalty

Taxpayers need to pay what they owe to HMRC in the next few days or face costly penalties as Tuesday deadline for final payments for 2024-25 tax year looms

27 Feb 2026

Tax | Moving the goal posts: higher tax on sports image rights

Major changes to tax on sports image rights will see national insurance charged on employment related income, raising urgent tax planning issues for football clubs and players, explain Martin Smith, partner and head of sports team and Gurdeep Dhanjal, senior manager at HW Fisher

26 Feb 2026

Tax | Avoiding tax traps for 40% payers as fiscal drag bites

Helen Morrissey, head of retirement analysis, Hargreaves Lansdown explains how to avoid the sneaky tax traps for higher rate taxpayers from higher pension contributions to transferable CGT allowances

25 Feb 2026

Tax | Q&A: tax liability under foreign income & gains regime

In this week’s Q&A, Abigail Bothe, adviser at Croner-i VIP Tax Team, explains the beneficial tax implications on overseas income under the foreign income & gains (FIG) regime

24 Feb 2026

Tax | Too many sole traders ‘know very little’ about MTD

Low awareness is coupled with scepticism as one in four self employed and sole traders do not see any benefit from Making Tax Digital (MTD) for Income Tax, saying it will only help HMRC and raise their costs, latest survey finds

23 Feb 2026

Tax | What you need to know: MTD for Income Tax complexities

With nearly 40 days until Making Tax Digital for Income Tax starts, Sara White asked HMRC to clarify some of the more complex aspects from use of bridging software, to what happens when income drops below threshold and how to get out of MTD once registered

19 Feb 2026

Tax | Golden visas v retirement visas: tax pros and cons

Federica Grazi, founder of Mitos Relocation Solutions, examines the pros and cons of golden visas versus retirement visas for UK nationals, how they work, the immediate tax implications, residency issues and ongoing costs

19 Feb 2026

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Tax | Interest on cash in stocks and shares ISAs will be taxed

Plans to tax interest paid on cash held in stocks and shares ISAs will mean they can no longer be promoted as tax-free, warn experts

17 Feb 2026

Tax | Q&A: SEIS tax relief and company ceasing to trade

In this week’s Q&A, Rickie Lowery, adviser at Croner-i VIP Tax Team, explains whether SEIS relief can be adjusted and capital losses utilised when company stops trading

17 Feb 2026

Tax | Register for webinar on profit extraction tax tips for directors

Join our webinar on tax-efficiency of payroll, pensions or dividends for directors at 2pm on 17 February

12 Feb 2026

Tax | California wealth tax and the UK

As California weighs up a one-off billionaire wealth tax, can the UK attract some of these globally mobile wealthy individuals by offering a more tax-friendly environment, asks Hilesh Chavda, partner at law firm Spencer West LLP

12 Feb 2026

Tax | Plan to end access to written tax judgments scrapped

After strong opposition, Tribunal Procedure Committee forced to keep current approach to written rulings on tax tribunals

11 Feb 2026

Tax | Government Gateway replaced by Gov.UK One Login

All new users to HMRC online services will have to create Gov.UK One Login from now onwards as they will not be able to create a Government Gateway account but service remains for existing users

10 Feb 2026

Tax | Loan charge taxpayers sent letters with named HMRC contact

HMRC starts sending more letters to individuals affected by loan charge and eligible for McCann, but Loan Charge Action Group (LCAG) says settlement ‘ignores reality’

10 Feb 2026

Tax | IT consultant ‘failed to take corrective action’ in £32k tax dispute

Contractor loses tax appeal related to use of Montpelier tax scheme after tribunal rules he did not take ‘corrective action’ to resolve situation despite numerous HMRC letters

10 Feb 2026

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Latest news

Tax | High Court date for judicial review of ‘flawed’ farm tax

Tax | Pay overdue tax by 2 March or face 5% HMRC penalty

Tax | Moving the goal posts: higher tax on sports image rights

Tax | Avoiding tax traps for 40% payers as fiscal drag bites

Tax | Q&A: tax liability under foreign income & gains regime

Tax | Too many sole traders ‘know very little’ about MTD

Tax | What you need to know: MTD for Income Tax complexities

Tax | Golden visas v retirement visas: tax pros and cons

Tax | Interest on cash in stocks and shares ISAs will be taxed

Tax | Q&A: SEIS tax relief and company ceasing to trade

Tax | Register for webinar on profit extraction tax tips for directors

Tax | California wealth tax and the UK

Tax | Plan to end access to written tax judgments scrapped

Tax | Government Gateway replaced by Gov.UK One Login

Tax | Loan charge taxpayers sent letters with named HMRC contact

Tax | IT consultant ‘failed to take corrective action’ in £32k tax dispute