Over a thousand business owners who are caught up in a tax avoidance scheme involving 'E' shares and are facing £1bn in losses are being invited to join a group action against the accountants and IFAs who provided them with advice, over claims of mis-selling

In this month’s roundup of significant VAT cases, Graham Elliott CTA (Fellow), VAT specialist at Cambridge Consultancy, analyses fragmentation and VAT registration in Darren Vaughan, deemed taxable supply under schedule 10 in Balhousie and flat rate in Apex Vehicle Management

In our monthly roundup of employment tax developments, clarification of settlement terms for disguised remuneration liabilities, HMRC advisory fuel rates from 1 March, Scottish budget passed after deal with Green party

With only one month to go, there are still 1.17m businesses, out of a total of 1.2m, which are yet to sign up to Making Tax Digital for VAT, although HMRC says 2,000 business are now signing up each day

Over 90,000 low income earners have signed up to the government’s new saving account, Help to Save, depositing over £13m

Notts County football club, currently languishing at the bottom of League Two, has revealed the club has been issued with a winding up petition from HMRC over unpaid tax

Acquiring cryptocurrency and assets raises a host of complex tax issues, but starting with accurate, up-to-date records and times of purchases can help ease tax reporting. Michelle Robinson, associate director at Deloitte, unpicks the essential CGT compliance issues for crypto miners and investors

The key HMRC filing deadlines from February to July 2019 including payment of outstanding income and CGT in respect of personal tax returns for 2017/18 to avoid 5% surcharge, effective start date for mandatory Making Tax Digital for VAT from 1 April with 1 July onwards for initial VAT payments, plus last day of 2018/19 tax year and deadline for various tax claims and elections

Download the HMRC CGT indexation allowance for December 2017 onwards, RPI Index for January 2019 and HMRC rates of interest, and the current stamp duty land tax (SDLT) and land and buildings transaction tax (LBTT) rates, and more

Almost half a million completions have taken place since 2013 using one or more of the government’s Help to Buy schemes, new government figures show

The hotel and hospitality industry must manage the fair distribution of tips, gratuities and service charges while considering the tax considerations and liabilities. Andy Turner, audit and business advisory partner at Mercer & Hole considers the tronc system, a potential solution to the tips challenge

A retrospective overhaul of the tax rules on loan charges from disguised remuneration schemes come into force from the new tax year on 5 April 2019, resulting in potentially huge tax bills for anyone who has not settled early. Julie Clift CTA, tax writer at Croner-i Tax and Accounting, examines the implications for taxpayers with outstanding loans