Tax | Treasury minister shake-up sees control of HMRC quietly moved

Little-noticed Treasury shake-up sees HMRC brief return to James Murray in reorganisation as XST Dan Tomlinson loses tax minister job in shift to growth role at HMT 

9 Sep 2026

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HMRC

Politics

Tax | Less than four weeks to implement vaping tax rules

Vape shops, manufacturers, and importers must prepare for incoming vaping liquid duty and stamp scheme before end of month or face civil or criminal sanctions

7 Sep 2026

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Business Tax

HMRC

Tax | HMRC urges loan charge group to accept settlement offers

Latest stage in the turbulent loan charge issue sees HMRC pressing taxpayers to respond to settlement offer, but legislation indicates may be some leeway for 90-day acceptance deadline 

3 Sep 2026

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Employment Tax

Personal Tax

HMRC

Tax Compliance

Tax | £8.2m Gift Aid claim brings curtain down on Fareham theatre

Hampshire amateur dramatics theatre faces £8.2m Gift Aid claim following lengthy legal battle with council over disputed planning permission

3 Sep 2026

Tax

HMRC

Tax | HMRC clarifies some of complexity on pension pot tax

Pension pot tax reforms will make estates ‘more complex and more expensive’ as HMRC issues a second technical notice about the minutiae of changes

3 Sep 2026

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Inheritance Tax

HMRC

Tax | 65% of tax penalties overturned on appeal

Appeals against penalties hit six-year high as HMRC increases use of automatically generated fines using ‘blunt approach’ to deal with taxpayers

2 Sep 2026

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HMRC

Tax | HMRC fuel advisory rates from September 2026

Fuel advisory rates for company cars effective from September to 1 December 2026

2 Sep 2026

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Employment Tax

HMRC

Tax Compliance

Tax | HMRC chief handed ‘unsalaried’ honorary professorship

John-Paul Marks becomes first HMRC chief executive to be made honorary professor, but tax office stresses there will be ‘no impact’ on his responsibilities

1 Sep 2026

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HMRC

Politics

Tax | Tax filing deadlines: Sep – Jan 2027

Corporation tax filing deadline for accounting periods ended 30 September 2025, second quarterly update for MTD

1 Sep 2026

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Making Tax Digital

Business Tax

Employment Tax

Personal Tax

HMRC

Tax Compliance

Tax Planning

Tax | Making Tax Digital is creating one long silly season

The first MTD filing deadline created a headache for overstretched accountants, with new quarterly reporting rules contributing to already rising workloads, warns Louise Walpole, commercial director of Advancetrack

1 Sep 2026

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Making Tax Digital

Personal Tax

HMRC

Tax Compliance

Tax | IoM luxury property developer loses £5.4m tax appeal

Upper Tribunal rules for HMRC in tax dispute with Isle of Man based property developer over interpretation of UK-IoM double tax treaty, with potential £1bn of corporation tax at stake as lead appeal

1 Sep 2026

Tax

Business Tax

HMRC

Case Reports

Tax | Jamie Carragher faces bankruptcy petition over tax bill

Longtime Liverpool and England player turned pundit Jamie Carragher faces being declared bankrupt

28 Aug 2026

Tax

HMRC

Tax | Hardman’s Tax Data - free access for subscribers

Business & Accountancy Daily subscribers have free access to the full suite of Hardman’s Tax Data, part of Croner Navigate Tax, as part of their member benefits 

27 Aug 2026

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HMRC

Tax Compliance

Tax Planning

Tax | Crypto investors paid out £1.38bn in tax to HMRC

Bitcoin, Ethereum and Dogecoin investors reported £1.38bn of taxable capital gains to HMRC, with 240 taxpayers accounting for more than half the total

27 Aug 2026

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Personal Tax

HMRC

Tax | Reform’s £30 HMRC gimmick winds up Treasury minister

Top HMRC officials will have pay linked to service targets under Reform, says Robert Jenrick, describing HMRC service as treating taxpayers ‘appallingly’

27 Aug 2026

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HMRC

Politics