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Tax | Tax adviser registration starts 18 May

HMRC clarifies sign-up details for mandatory register of tax agents with three-month window to submit applications and confirmation of exemption for in-house corporate tax and payroll teams

18 Feb 2026

Tax | R&D tax safeguards from HMRC require careful navigation

Business hates uncertainty so decision to stop tinkering with R&D tax relief finally signals a more collaborative approach from HMRC, argues Katy Long, director at ForrestBrown

18 Feb 2026

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 | 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 | Halifax Panthers collapses over £140k tax bill

Yorkshire rugby league club has membership removed after HMRC winding up order over tax debt and unpaid wages

11 Feb 2026

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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

Tax | Ukraine war not excuse to overturn £219k HMRC penalty

Hedge fund founder loses appeal against six-figure penalty from HMRC after tribunal rejects Russian invasion of Ukraine as ‘reasonable excuse’ for late payment of tax bill

9 Feb 2026

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Tax | SAP wins £275m contract to overhaul HMRC IT systems

HMRC awards multimillion pound IT contract to SAP to transform critical tax and revenue systems and replace legacy infrastructure not supported after 2027

5 Feb 2026

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Tax | MTD trial users hit by major payment on account problem

Taxpayers signed up to the Making Tax Digital (MTD) for Income Tax trial face major problem settling payment on account as financial information held in separate HMRC systems

4 Feb 2026

Tax | Q&A: tax relief on purchased goodwill

In this week’s Q&A, Joshua Hamley-Deane, adviser at Croner-i VIP Tax Team, explains the tax implications of intangible assets and purchased goodwill

3 Feb 2026

Tax | 10,483 calls to HMRC helpline on SA deadline day

Last minute decision to keep phone lines open on self assessment day saw 10,483 people call HMRC helplines while over a million taxpayers face automatic £100 fine

3 Feb 2026

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