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Tax | TV presenter Eamonn Holmes loses IR35 appeal

Veteran TV presenter Eamonn Holmes has lost a First Tier Tribunal (FTT) appeal regarding his status as a freelancer under IR35 rules, with the judge determining his contract with ITV’s This Morning programme amounted to employment

26 Feb 2020

Tax | Accountant loses appeal over £1.2m goodwill claim

An accountant has been left facing a potential £431,400 tax bill after losing a case at First Tier Tribunal (FTT) over a claim for goodwill on the sale of his business, with HMRC arguing it did not exist

26 Feb 2020

Tax | HMRC challenged over anachronistic credit card ban

HMRC has been accused of being ‘out of step’ with other large commercial organisations over its ban on the use of credit cards by individuals to pay their tax bills, leaving some unable to pay and facing penalties

25 Feb 2020

Tax | Q&A: VAT and healthy staff perks

In our regular Q&A series from Croner Taxwise, VAT advice consultant, Sally Atkins, looks at the VAT implications of paying for staff gym memberships and subsidised healthy meals

25 Feb 2020

Tax | What you need to know: tax changes for property owners

An overhaul of capital gains tax (CGT), halving the final period exemption and restrictions on lettings relief, not to mention possible changes to inter-spousal transfers, will have ramifications for anyone selling or renting property. Julie Butler FCA explains

25 Feb 2020

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

HMRC has published the latest advisory fuel rates (AFR) for company car users, effective from 1 March 2020 cutting mileage rates for diesel and petrol vehicles with 2000cc or more by 1p per mile

24 Feb 2020

Tax | Chancellor promises lenient penalties for IR35

The Chancellor, Rishi Sunak has reassured contractors that HMRC will not be ‘heavy handed’ on penalties during the first year of IR35 implementation

24 Feb 2020

Tax | HMRC targets ultra-rich £700bn assets

HMRC has set up a specialist team to probe the tax affairs of ultra-high net worth individuals, as it extends efforts to crackdown on possible tax avoidance by some of the UK’s wealthiest families

24 Feb 2020

Tax | Entrepreneurs’ relief should support start-up not sell-up

Entrepreneurs’ relief should be reshaped to inspire budding entrepreneurs rather than acting as a way to top up pension pots, argues Phil Hall, head of public affairs, AAT

24 Feb 2020

Tax | EU blacklists Cayman Islands as tax haven

The Cayman Islands has been put on an EU blacklist of tax havens, the first UK overseas territory to be named and shamed for failing to crack down on tax abuse

20 Feb 2020

Tax | Nunn: tax on a dangerous cliff edge

The abolition of ESC D49 in the upcoming Finance Bill will remove a useful tax break for home owners who cannot immediately move into their homes due to late-running renovations. Yvette Nunn CTA explains

20 Feb 2020

Tax | Vodafone’s Indian operation hit with £5.4bn tax bill

Telecom giant Vodafone’s Indian operations are in jeopardy following a court ruling requiring the company to immediately pay billions in unpaid tax and interest

19 Feb 2020

Tax | MTD threat to farmers, warns CLA

The Country Land and Business Association (CLA) is calling for an overhaul of the tax system for rural businesses particularly in light of Making Tax Digital for income tax plans

19 Feb 2020

Tax | Financial support for flood-hit areas released

The government has made thousands of pounds available to areas affected by storms Dennis and Ciara with over 100 flood warnings still in place

19 Feb 2020

Tax | Termination payments – changes to NICs from 6 April 2020

The twice-delayed changes to national insurance contributions (NICs) on termination payments are finally scheduled to come into effect in April. Martin Jackson ATT, head of employment taxes at Croner-i, explains

19 Feb 2020

Tax | Tax changes see private landlord numbers slump

Tax reforms are starting to have an impact on the property investment market, with the estimated number of landlords in the private rental sector falling to a seven-year low

18 Feb 2020

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Tax | TV presenter Eamonn Holmes loses IR35 appeal

Tax | Accountant loses appeal over £1.2m goodwill claim

Tax | HMRC challenged over anachronistic credit card ban

Tax | Q&A: VAT and healthy staff perks

Tax | What you need to know: tax changes for property owners

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

Tax | Chancellor promises lenient penalties for IR35

Tax | HMRC targets ultra-rich £700bn assets

Tax | Entrepreneurs’ relief should support start-up not sell-up

Tax | EU blacklists Cayman Islands as tax haven

Tax | Nunn: tax on a dangerous cliff edge

Tax | Vodafone’s Indian operation hit with £5.4bn tax bill

Tax | MTD threat to farmers, warns CLA

Tax | Financial support for flood-hit areas released

Tax | Termination payments – changes to NICs from 6 April 2020

Tax | Tax changes see private landlord numbers slump