Tax | Flooring directors lose £50k furlough claim against HMRC

HMRC has won an appeal after two directors of a flooring company failed to justify their claims for Coronavirus job retention scheme (CJRS) for almost £50,000

3 Jun 2025

Tax

Personal Tax

HMRC

Case Reports

Tax | IHT on family businesses risks £1.9bn in lost tax

The upcoming changes to inheritance tax (IHT) for family run businesses and farms has the potential to backfire on Rachel Reeves as they look to reduce headcount and investment before April 2026

3 Jun 2025

Tax

Business Tax

Inheritance Tax

HMRC

Tax | Only one in four say HMRC provides ‘good customer service’

Less than a quarter of taxpayers have a favourable view of HMRC, the lowest proportion since tracking began in 2020

2 Jun 2025

Tax

Making Tax Digital

Business Tax

Personal Tax

HMRC

Tax | Tax filing deadlines: Jun to Dec 2025

Key dates including VAT returns and balancing payments for those using VAT annual accounting, corporation tax return amendments and P11D reporting

2 Jun 2025

Tax

VAT

HMRC

Tax Compliance

Tax | Class 2 NICs calculation problem not resolved

An issue with employee Class 2 NICs calculations is still causing headaches for self employed taxpayers and HMRC is still trying to sort it out

2 Jun 2025

Tax

Personal Tax

HMRC

Tax Compliance

Tax | Property transactions fall off a cliff in April

The changes to stamp duty from April 2025 saw property sales skyrocket in February and March but then dramatically reduced in April

30 May 2025

Tax

Property Tax

HMRC

Tax | Supercar circuit wins £13k VAT appeal over ‘collective enjoyment’

HMRC has lost a dispute with the owner of a supercar driving experience in Scotland for reduced 5% VAT during pandemic as ‘collective enjoyment’ argument fails

30 May 2025

Tax

VAT

HMRC

Case Reports

Tax | Businesses rack up £28bn of HMRC debt in single month

Companies are struggling to pay tax bills on time with arrears to HMRC running at an average of £28bn per month, even before latest National Insurance hikes kick in

29 May 2025

Tax

Business Tax

Employment Tax

HMRC

Tax | HMRC advisory fuel rates for company car users from 1 June 2025

Advisory fuel rates for company car users have been cut for some petrol and diesel vehicles, electric rates unchanged

28 May 2025

Tax

Business Tax

Employment Tax

HMRC

Tax Compliance

Tax | Suspected money launderers lose £900k tax appeal

A married couple the National Crime Agency suspected of attaining money through criminal activities have lost an appeal at Upper Tribunal as FTT was entitled to find there was a loss of tax

28 May 2025

Tax

HMRC

Tax Compliance

Case Reports

Tax | Walkers loses second poppadom VAT row

The Sensations poppadom is still a crisp in the eyes of HMRC as Upper Tribunal rules they are subject to the standard rate of VAT after Walkers appeal fails on every ground

27 May 2025

Tax

VAT

HMRC

Case Reports

Tax | Q&A: MTD for Income Tax reporting requirements and thresholds

In this week’s Q&A, Ewan Edwards, VIP tax adviser at Croner-i, explains the reporting obligations for taxpayers required to report under Making Tax Digital (MTD) for Income Tax from 2026

27 May 2025

Tax

Making Tax Digital

Personal Tax

HMRC

Tax Compliance

Tax | HMRC loses share valuation dispute as ‘ignored circumstances’

Neil Tipping, lead tax enquiry consultant at VIP Tax Team, explains how Croner-i resolved a long-running valuation case between HMRC and four shareholders over the sale of their business to their sons

22 May 2025

Tax

Business Tax

HMRC

Tax Compliance

Case Reports

Tax | Brummie restaurateur wins £1.4m tax case despite ‘chaotic record keeping’

The owner of a number of restaurants in Birmingham was not suppressing sales or deliberately filing wrongly as HMRC’s ‘decision was not based on evidence’

22 May 2025

Tax

VAT

HMRC

Tax Compliance

Case Reports

Tax | VAT triggers 22.6% rise in private school fees

The addition of VAT to private school fees since January has sparked debate and a three-day High Court hearing featuring highly regarded KCs, but new figures show the impact of the 20% hit

22 May 2025

Tax

VAT

HMRC