The total budget for HMRC’s IT function exceeded £1.1bn in 2025-26, up 17% year on year as salary costs soared despite little change in overall staff numbers
Tribunal rejects HMRC’s arguments against Property118 and their barristers in contentious case over disputed scheme reference numbers under DOTAS rules
In this week’s Q&A, Alexander McCarthy, tax adviser at Croner VIP Tax Team, explains the capital allowance rules on plant and machinery for a container business
HMRC steps up efforts to recover outstanding tax debt, increasing number of winding up petitions while planning to recruit over 2,000 debt management officers
Over 400,000 landlords and self employed still not signed up to MTD for Income Tax if have £50,000 qualifying income with first quarterly return deadline only two weeks away
HMRC has clarified how to report student loans under new Making Tax Digital (MTD) rules for earners with over £50,000 in qualifying income, including buy to let landlords and self employed, from August
Tribunal rules for discounter B&M Retail in long running dispute over a £1.1m HMRC penalty, as could not have known a trader in supply chain not paying excise duty
Ben Lee, crypto tax partner, and Dion Seymour, director at Andersen LLP, examine the tax complexities and potential HMRC pitfalls for taxpayers using crypto-based prediction markets after usage took off during the World Cup
Plans for new criminal offence of giving reckless untrue statements or declarations to HMRC by taxpayers, and publication of personal liability notices (PLN) breaches, signal major shift in tax compliance landscape, warns Adam Craggs, head of the tax and investigations team at RPC
HMRC’s new tax adviser register is fraught with complexity, with the definition of relevant individuals a case in point. Glyn Fullelove ACA CTA, lead technical writer at Croner, explains the rules and compliance issues