In the event the UK leaves the EU without an agreement, HMRC has warned that the current agreements to avoid double payment of the equivalent of national insurance contributions (NICs) in member states will be voided, affecting seconded employees

Ireland and Italy have lost a lengthy battle to overturn an EU demand for the recovery of millions of euros in taxes from two aluminium metal manufacturers, following a judgment that a tax exemption amounted to illegal state aid

Two US subsidiaries of financial services giant Prudential Financial have been censured by the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for failing to disclose conflicts of interest and making misleading disclosures, after they were reorganised so that Prudential received over $200m (£160m) in tax benefits to the detriment of funds they advised

In a first for a global tax authority, New Zealand has clarified the guidance for companies who pay staff in cryptocurrency and need to complete tax returns. Peter Stewart, associate at Cooke, Young & Keidan assesses the risks and compliance issues

The Charity Tax Commission’s latest review of the charity tax system criticised the lack of accountability over Gift Aid which is costing taxpayers £5bn a year in tax breaks to charities. Croner-i lead tax writer Stephen Relf CTA FCA explains why Gift Aid reform is overdue

In our regular Q&A series from Croner Taxwise, Alexander McCarthy explains when a claimed capital allowance is allowable in the event that a hire purchase agreement on a car has not been paid off

Mazars USA has been issued with a court subpoena requiring the firm to supply details of Donald Trump’s personal and business tax returns covering an eight year period, in the latest stage in a lengthy legal battle to obtain information about the president’s tax affairs

Small business taxpayers feel that HMRC does not understand their needs and are worried that any mistakes will be perceived as intentional and result in penalties

The European Commission has launched in-depth investigations into dozens of multinationals which had negotiated special tax deals with Belgian authorities to slash their tax bills

HMRC has admitted to an error in its information about applying the tour operators margin scheme (TOMS), and has now published a correction and details of how businesses who have paid too much VAT from 1 March 2019 can correct the overpayment

The UK has lost the top spot as one of Europe’s low-tax jurisdictions, with top earners now paying 3% more tax than the European average

HMRC has released details of data sharing arrangements with local authorities where it is trialling self assessment and tax data exchange to clamp down on council tax debt