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Business | Russell & Bromley collapsed with £2.5m tax bill

High end shoe shop folded with £185,000 owed to Portuguese shoemaker, a total of £746,000 in outstanding business rates, and £2.5m owed to HMRC

26 Aug 2026

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Tax | Taxpayer blamed accountant for £1.7m VAT penalty

Tribunal rejects taxpayer claim accountant understated turnover for VAT returns leading to £1.78m personal liability notice, finding his behaviour was ‘deliberate’

25 Aug 2026

Tax | HMRC will not ‘routinely visit properties’ for mansion tax checks

Claims HMRC will visit 165,000 properties to assess for mansion tax denied, saying not ‘routine’ and ‘any visits would take place by prior agreement’

25 Aug 2026

Tax | Register for webinar on tax adviser register rules

Join our expert webinar on HMRC’s new tax adviser register at 2pm on Tuesday 25 August

24 Aug 2026

Tax | HMRC warns accountants misinterpreting IHT excepted estate rules

HMRC is sending letters to tax agents dealing with inheritance tax (IHT) for borderline excepted estates after a spate of mistakes and lack of understanding about the IHT400 reporting requirements

24 Aug 2026

Tax | Accountancy bodies slate HMRC plan for ‘reckless statements’ offence

Major accountancy institutes criticise HMRC power grab, saying ‘criminal sanctions should not be used to resolve technical disputes over legislation’

20 Aug 2026

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Tax | HMRC opens MTD exemption window for £30k taxpayers

Self employed and landlords with income above £30,000 can now apply for an MTD exemption if they qualify as ‘digitally excluded’, HMRC confirms

17 Aug 2026

Tax | HMRC launches tax filing and payment deadline tool

HMRC releases handy new online tool to allow taxpayers to check filing and payment deadlines, and add key dates to calendar apps for instant reminders

17 Aug 2026

Tax | HMRC to ‘automatically sign up’ MTD taxpayers from September

Over 294,000 taxpayers not yet registered for Making Tax Digital for Income Tax warned: ‘We will automatically sign up taxpayers’

12 Aug 2026

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Business | HMRC email warning to sign up to tax advisers register

Accountants not yet signed up to mandatory tax adviser register are being sent emails by HMRC to warn must sign up before final deadline

11 Aug 2026

Tax | HMRC trainee wins £155k bullying claim at tribunal

Former HMRC trainee given six-figure compensation as tribunal judge describes level of bullying as ‘systemic’ at the tax office

10 Aug 2026

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Tax | MTD deadline day: top tips

Arjun Kumar, co-CEO of Taxd, sets outs his seven essential tips for self employed and landlords not yet signed up to MTD for Income Tax and racing to best the midnight deadline

7 Aug 2026

Tax | EXCLUSIVE: HMRC hits half a million Making Tax Digital sign-ups

Four in 10 taxpayers not signed up for Making Tax Digital

6 Aug 2026

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Making Tax Digital

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Tax | Does hiring outside IR35 make more sense than umbrella-only policies?

After the tightening of off payroll rules for recruitment agencies with the introduction of joint several liability (JSL), the risk balance has shifted when hiring contractors, explains Dave Chaplin, CEO of IR35 Shield

4 Aug 2026

Tax | Top tips for self-employed and landlords before 7 August MTD deadline

Tax expert Andy Oury, partner at Oury Clark, answers some of the most frequently asked questions and shares advice on potential pitfalls for those hit by £50,000 MTD rules from Friday

3 Aug 2026