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Tax | HMRC wants large businesses to notify if tax arrangements legally questionable

HMRC is consulting on proposals, first advanced in the Budget, that the UK’s largest businesses will be required to notify HMRC where they have adopted an uncertain tax treatment, in a bid to close the £6.2bn legal interpretation tax gap

19 Mar 2020

Tax | Taxman cans paper self assessment forms

HMRC is to stop automatically sending taxpayers paper self assessment forms except for exempt individuals who cannot file digitally

19 Mar 2020

Tax | Employee counselling added to non-taxable benefit list

Specialist counselling, such as cognitive behavioural therapy, is to be added to the list of non-taxable occupational health services provided by employers, in a bid to support improvements in individuals’ health

18 Mar 2020

Leadership & Management

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Tax | £330bn ‘unprecedented’ coronavirus emergency fund

The government has announced a £330bn package of measures to support businesses through the coronavirus crisis from extensive loans and guarantees to business rates relief

18 Mar 2020

Tax | FTT refuses vegan truffle VAT appeal

The manufacturer of a range of vegan truffle balls has failed in a bid to have the product zero rated for VAT as food, with the First Tier Tribunal (FTT) ruling they are a sweet treat for occasional enjoyment rather than a meal replacement

18 Mar 2020

Tax | AAT cancels June conferences

The Association of Accounting Technicians (AAT) has cancelled two upcoming conferences due to covid-19 outbreak and closed its London HQ as all staff go to remote working

18 Mar 2020

Tax | Lords suspect IR35 manipulation

Members of the House of Lords are not buying into IR35 confusion as ‘suddenly they did not understand it when more tax is being collected’

17 Mar 2020

Tax | Q&A: electric company cars

In our regular Q&A series from Croner Taxwise, payroll adviser, Samantha O'Sullivan explores the tax benefits of providing low emission/electric vehicles as company cars

17 Mar 2020

Tax | Budget 2020: tax-free childcare extended

The Budget has included a new measure to boost take-up of the tax-free childcare (TFC) scheme, by making it accessible to parents who use before and after school care

17 Mar 2020

Tax | Contractors charged £180 for IR35 assessment

Some recruitment agencies are passing on the costs of IR35 assessments to contractors even though liability for the decision will legally remain with the original engager

17 Mar 2020

Tax | Budget 2020: extra powers for HMRC to combat tax avoidance promoters

The government will ramp up its campaign against promoters and marketers of tax avoidance schemes by taking swifter action and charging 100% penalties on the fees they earn, reports Zak Jakubowski

13 Mar 2020

Tax | Budget 2020: large business tax notification requirement

The Chancellor’s first Budget included an announcement that from April 2021 large businesses will be required to notify HMRC when they take a tax position which HMRC is likely to challenge, but few details of the policy have been revealed

12 Mar 2020

Tax | Budget 2020: HMRC automated orders given equal legal status

Automated penalty notices and orders to file self assessment tax returns are going to be given the same legal status as if they had been issued by an HMRC officer, reports Sara White

12 Mar 2020

Tax | Budget 2020: LLPs ‘without view to profit’ face HMRC probes

The government is clamping down on abuse of limited liability partnerships (LLPs) which claim to be operating for profit, but are actually not, clarifying HMRC powers to amend their tax returns, reports Sara White

12 Mar 2020

Tax | Budget 2020: HMRC coronavirus helpline set up

HMRC has a set up a dedicated phone helpline to support businesses and self-employed people concerned about not being able to pay their tax due to covid-19

11 Mar 2020

Tax | eBay rejects UK plan for digital services tax

Global online marketplace eBay is calling for an international approach to digital taxation rather than countries adopting unilateral policies like the UK digital services tax

10 Mar 2020

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Latest news

Tax | HMRC wants large businesses to notify if tax arrangements legally questionable

Tax | Taxman cans paper self assessment forms

Tax | Employee counselling added to non-taxable benefit list

Tax | £330bn ‘unprecedented’ coronavirus emergency fund

Tax | FTT refuses vegan truffle VAT appeal

Tax | AAT cancels June conferences

Tax | Lords suspect IR35 manipulation

Tax | Q&A: electric company cars

Tax | Budget 2020: tax-free childcare extended

Tax | Contractors charged £180 for IR35 assessment

Tax | Budget 2020: extra powers for HMRC to combat tax avoidance promoters

Tax | Budget 2020: large business tax notification requirement

Tax | Budget 2020: HMRC automated orders given equal legal status

Tax | Budget 2020: LLPs ‘without view to profit’ face HMRC probes

Tax | Budget 2020: HMRC coronavirus helpline set up

Tax | eBay rejects UK plan for digital services tax