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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 | Death of directors hits business valuations for IHT

Lords urges government to assess impact of the death of a director on the valuation of a business for inheritance tax as most business property relief removed

3 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 | Second MTD letter going out to £50k landlords and sole traders

Nearly a million landlords, sole traders and self employed set to receive Making Tax Digital letters in next six weeks

3 Feb 2026

Tax | Tax filing deadlines: Feb – Aug 2026

Key dates for deferment of payment of Class 1 NICs and MTD for Income Tax starts

2 Feb 2026

Tax | HMRC will keep phone lines open on SA deadline day

Dedicated self assessment helplines will be open this Saturday for taxpayers after HMRC caves to pressure and reverses decision to provide no service

29 Jan 2026

Tax | Tax filing deadlines: Jan - Jun 2026

Key dates for filing from self assessment for 2024-25 to year end CT instalments and planning for MTD for Income Tax

28 Jan 2026

Tax | Q&A: ATED and property alterations

In this week’s Q&A, Roger Bradbury, tax adviser at Croner-i VIP Tax Team, explains the registration requirements when property alterations lead to liability for annual tax on enveloped dwellings (ATED)

27 Jan 2026

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Tax | HMRC claws back £325m in late tax return penalties

Taxpayers had to pay over a third of a billion pounds in fines and interest to HMRC after missing self assessment tax deadline last year

26 Jan 2026

Tax | HMRC phone lines closed on self assessment deadline day

HMRC issues warning phone lines closed on self assessment deadline day as over three million taxpayers still need to submit tax returns and pay outstanding tax bills

23 Jan 2026

Tax | Will 2% property income tax rise be last straw for residential landlords?

Caroline Foulger, partner at Hunters Law considers the impact of the 2% increase in property income tax rates from April 2027 and compares the tax position for residential landlords if incorporation is taken

21 Jan 2026

Tax | Q&A: national insurance for state pension age workers

In this week’s Q&A, Vanessa Matthews, adviser at Croner-i VIP Tax Team, explains employer and employee national insurance liability when reaching state pension age

20 Jan 2026

Tax | 40% taxpayers need to actively claim pension tax relief

Millions risk missing out on pension tax relief if they are higher rate taxpayers and do not file a self assessment tax return or use HMRC online claim service

19 Jan 2026

Tax | Register for webinar on solving real-live tax problems

Join our webinar on a tax director’s insight into solving live tax queries on 20 January

19 Jan 2026

Tax | Can’t pay self assessment bill by 31 January? Here’s what to do

For some small business owners and sole traders, the run-up to 31 January comes with a stressful reality: tax is due but the cash simply isn’t there, says Lee Murphy, managing director of The Accountancy Partnership

16 Jan 2026

Tax | HMRC ‘leading with kindness’, MPs told

In a subdued Treasury Committee, new HMRC boss tells MPs he is instilling ‘kinder environment’ at the tax authority, but faces recruitment difficulties with push to hire more than 5,000 staff

13 Jan 2026

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

Tax | Death of directors hits business valuations for IHT

Tax | Q&A: tax relief on purchased goodwill

Tax | Second MTD letter going out to £50k landlords and sole traders

Tax | Tax filing deadlines: Feb – Aug 2026

Tax | HMRC will keep phone lines open on SA deadline day

Tax | Tax filing deadlines: Jan - Jun 2026

Tax | Q&A: ATED and property alterations

Tax | HMRC claws back £325m in late tax return penalties

Tax | HMRC phone lines closed on self assessment deadline day

Tax | Will 2% property income tax rise be last straw for residential landlords?

Tax | Q&A: national insurance for state pension age workers

Tax | 40% taxpayers need to actively claim pension tax relief

Tax | Register for webinar on solving real-live tax problems

Tax | Can’t pay self assessment bill by 31 January? Here’s what to do

Tax | HMRC ‘leading with kindness’, MPs told