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Tax | Making Tax Digital: are you ready for the first filing deadline?

Only a third of wave one cohort for Making Tax Digital (MTD) for Income Tax have signed up so far. Paul Attridge, partner at Gerald Edelman explains what you need to do before first quarterly reporting deadline on 7 August

15 Jun 2026

Tax | Register for webinar on property tax

Join our expert webinar on tax and private residences at 2pm on 16 June

15 Jun 2026

Tax | Tax fraud warning on use of bills of exchange

HMRC warns taxpayers not to fall for bills of exchange and money order schemes sold by scurrilous promotors as not accepted as payment for tax debts

11 Jun 2026

Tax | IT downtime closes multiple HMRC online services this weekend

Majority of HMRC’s digital services from agent services accounts (ASAs) to Making Tax Digital, some PAYE and VAT affected by major IT maintenance planned for most of weekend

10 Jun 2026

Tax | Q&A: rollover relief on property gain

In this week’s Q&A, Marsha Haywood, adviser at Croner VIP Tax Team, explains the rollover relief on a business sale of a property

9 Jun 2026

Tax | Three ways to cut your capital gains tax bill

As HMRC claws in £24.3bn in capital gains tax (CGT) in a single year, Clare Stinton, senior personal finance analyst at Hargreaves Lansdown, explains ways to use allowances to minimise tax liability

8 Jun 2026

Tax | Register for webinar on tax consultancy opportunities

Join our webinar for tips and advice on how to grow your practice with tax consultancy on 9 June at 2pm

8 Jun 2026

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Tax | HMRC finalises £500m contract for phone and contact centre system

Major overhaul of outdated, legacy telephone and customer service centre at HMRC goes ahead as contract with Capgemini finalised for multimillion pound technology stack

4 Jun 2026

Tax | Q&A: VAT reclaim on work gym membership

In this week’s Q&A, Abdul Hussain, adviser at Croner VIP Tax Team, considers the VAT position if an employer provides gym membership as part of salary sacrifice or as a benefit in kind

3 Jun 2026

Tax | Official HMRC manual on tax adviser registration clarifies rules

HMRC issues first official manual MTAR10000 on mandatory tax adviser registration, offering more clarity, but still a fortnight since sign-ups started, and still confusing to understand

3 Jun 2026

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Tax | IR35 risks: joint and several liability for recruitment agencies

Gemma Stack, employment tax principal at Ryan, explains how new PAYE clampdown on umbrella companies means recruiters and employers in the supply chain can be held jointly liable for unpaid tax and national insurance by HMRC

2 Jun 2026

Tax | HMRC fuel advisory rates hiked from 1 June 2026

Advisory fuel rates for company car users for petrol and diesel vehicles rise by up to 28% as fallout from war in the Middle East continues to reverberate across forecourts

1 Jun 2026

Tax | Tax filing deadlines: June – Dec 2026

Start date for discounted 5% VAT rate over the summer for children’s meals and attractions, not long until MTD quarter one filing deadline

1 Jun 2026

Tax | 69 days of summer VAT complexity with 5% rate

Greg McNally, managing partner at VITA, examines the complexities of implementing the reduced 5% summer VAT rate on kid’s meals and attractions at short notice with tips and advice on what businesses need to do

1 Jun 2026

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Tax | Should your business be registered for VAT?

VAT expert Neil Warren explains the VAT rules when it comes to registration, exemptions and exceptions, and flags potential pifalls

27 May 2026

Tax | Tax take up £6bn in single month of April as VAT spikes

April tax figures show big increase in income tax and capital gains tax as HMRC pulls in more revenue from high tax burden, and huge hikes at the forecourt see more VAT going to the Treasury

26 May 2026