Government IT projects and public services are being put a risk as the result of a loss of freelance contractors with essential skills following the reforms to IR35 in the public sector, according to a survey by ContractorCalculator

A First Tier Tribunal (FTT) has issued a 37-page ruling relating to an appeal against a £69 VAT assessment and three penalties of £780, £8.85 and £10.35, saying the decision was a great deal longer than normal for such small amounts because of ‘a number of disturbing features’ about HMRC’s 'muddled' conduct

The government of Quebec has reached an agreement with Airbnb to collect an accommodation tax (TSH) on all rentals in the province in what is being described as the first ‘tourist tax’ on online lettings in Canada

As students start to prepare for the start of the university term, anyone who had a summer job needs to review whether they can claim back any tax paid while working as they well have overpaid through the PAYE system

The 121,000 non-domiciled taxpayers in the UK (non doms) paid £9.3bn in tax receipts in 2014/15, according to HMRC’s first official statistics breaking down the tax take from this high net worth sector, who are predominantly London-based

This month's review of tax cases and tax news including gold bullion payment schemes slated, FRS 105 tax compliance, domicile in Henderson, First Tier Tribunal upholds 'tax on tax' dispute

Jackie Hall ACA CTA, partner at RSM on optional remuneration and P11D concession and HMRC ramps up employer PAYE compliance activity

Graham Elliott, VAT expert at City & Cambridge Consultancy questions building status argument in Summit case, Making VAT Digital, VAT on non-EU mobile phone calls, students union and exemptions

Devolution has seen real change to the UK tax system with the introduction of tax raising powers for the Scottish government and the introduction of the Scottish Rate of Income Tax (SRIT). Saffery Champness partner Elaine McInroy considers the key issues for employers and employees defined as Scottish taxpayers

The amount of tax HMRC suspects may have been underpaid by big businesses has increased to £24.8bn, a 13% hike on the previous year following a widening of the scope of investigations, according to analysis by law firm Pinsent Masons

Retailer Sports Direct has scored a second victory against HMRC in a dispute over VAT rules relating to distance selling, with the Upper Tribunal agreeing with an earlier First Tier Tribunal (FTT) that HMRC was wrong to say the appeal should be struck out

Ireland is one of three jurisdictions to have been judged as compliant with international standards for the exchange of information on request between tax authorities following a new and enhanced peer review process conducted by the OECD’s global forum on transparency and exchange of information for tax purposes