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Tax | 528k landlords and sole traders not signed up for MTD

With less than 60 days to go before the first quarterly filing date for wave one of MTD for Income Tax, over 400,000 taxpayers have not even registered

9 Jun 2026

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Making Tax Digital

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Tax | SNP calls on HMRC to investigate VAT breaches at head office

First minister of Scotland asks HMRC to investigate potential VAT breaches after Peter Murrell, former CEO of Scottish National Party (SNP), used fake invoices and accounts to hide embezzlement, classifying items such as a camper home as a van for business use

8 Jun 2026

Tax | HMRC finalises £500m contract for phone and contact centre system

Major overhaul of outdated, legacy telephone and customer service centre at HMRC goes ahead as contract with Capgemini finalised for multimillion pound technology stack

4 Jun 2026

Tax | Official HMRC manual on tax adviser registration clarifies rules

HMRC issues first official manual MTAR10000 on mandatory tax adviser registration, offering more clarity, but still a fortnight since sign-ups started, and still confusing to understand

3 Jun 2026

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Tax | IR35 risks: joint and several liability for recruitment agencies

Gemma Stack, employment tax principal at Ryan, explains how new PAYE clampdown on umbrella companies means recruiters and employers in the supply chain can be held jointly liable for unpaid tax and national insurance by HMRC

2 Jun 2026

Tax | Salary sacrifice cap will see 2.8m employees cut pension saving

Nearly three million pension savers in work set to reduce amount of money they pay into pensions show latest figures from HMRC in first indication of the sweeping impact of the change to tax relief

1 Jun 2026

Tax | HMRC fuel advisory rates hiked from 1 June 2026

Advisory fuel rates for company car users for petrol and diesel vehicles rise by up to 28% as fallout from war in the Middle East continues to reverberate across forecourts

1 Jun 2026

Business | £2.5m HMRC bill for rescued Leon restaurants

Fast food chain Leon saved from collapse with CVA deal after ‘unanimous support from creditors’ including HMRC despite £2.5m outstanding tax claim

1 Jun 2026

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Tax | Tax filing deadlines: June – Dec 2026

Start date for discounted 5% VAT rate over the summer for children’s meals and attractions, not long until MTD quarter one filing deadline

1 Jun 2026

Tax | HMRC will not appeal £470k giant marshmallow case

After recent win for taxpayer in the long-running giant marshmallow VAT case, HMRC decides not to appeal ruling sugary items are ‘not confectionery’

28 May 2026

Tax | Tax take up £6bn in single month of April as VAT spikes

April tax figures show big increase in income tax and capital gains tax as HMRC pulls in more revenue from high tax burden, and huge hikes at the forecourt see more VAT going to the Treasury

26 May 2026

Tax | ‘We are not expecting perfection’, HMRC issues update on MTD cohort

With half a million still to sign up for MTD for Income Tax, HMRC tells Accountex crowd ‘it is all about good enough’

26 May 2026

Tax | HMRC investigations into SMEs recover average £24k in unpaid tax

With SMEs the biggest contributor to the tax gap, HMRC improves recovery rate amid warning rules are far too complicated causing errors and confusion

26 May 2026

Tax | Chancellor cuts VAT to 5% for kids’ meals, 10p rise in tax free mileage rate

Summer cuts to VAT to 5% for children’s meals across hospitality sector and visitor attractions, tax free mileage rate increased and foreign branch exemption removed for oil and gas sector

21 May 2026

Tax | Inheritance tax waived for scandal hit NS&I customers

After NS&I admitted it ‘misplaced’ £367m in customer savings, interim chief executive and ex-HMRC boss Sir Jim Harra issues apology with planned tax exemption

20 May 2026

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