The chair of Ireland's Revenue Commissioners has said he is almost ‘100% certain’ that there will be no additional customs posts placed along the border with Northern Ireland post-Brexit

The Bahamas is planning to sign the OECD treaty agreement to share information on taxpayer details to curb tax evasion, which would give tax authorities more tax transparency over the offshore financial centre

The regulator for NHS trusts and foundation trusts has revised its guidance on the application of IR35 tax rule changes for NHS agency staff, including doctors and nurses, stating that each case should be treated on an individual basis

The European Council has adopted an anti-avoidance directive to prevent corporate groups exploiting hybrid mismatches between EU tax systems and those of non-EU countries, coming into force from 1 January 2020

This month's review of tax cases and tax news including Mauritian trust management UK based, Icebreaker members’ appeal dismissed, appeal against penalties denied and, Making Tax Digital dropped from Finance Bill 2017

The latest VAT rulings with implications for businesses include whether charges made by a body to parties other than students can be exempt from VAT as essential to education in the Brockenhurst case, cost sharing exemption

EU chief Jean-Claude Juncker was forced to defend his position over Luxembourg sweetheart tax deals with multinationals, denying any involvement in the arrangements during his time in government, at a European parliament PANA committee hearing into tax evasion

From 2019, signatories to the OECD Base Erosion and Profit Shifting (BEPS) framework will have to provide details of all current tax treaties and any potential abuse of double tax treaties on an annual basis

A judge clarifying a tax dispute between HMRC and partnerships set up by Ingenious Media has said the decision reached by the First Tier Tribunal was done so with 'misgivings and reluctance'

HMRC has updated the inheritance tax (IHT) calculator to include details on the nil-rate band for inheritance tax, which came into effect in April and gives married couples and civil partners a higher IHT allowance, set to reach £1m by 2020

Spain's Supreme Court has confirmed a 21-month jail term for Barcelona striker and Argentinian football international Lionel Messi, for charges of tax fraud, but the player is unlikely to be sent off the pitch to serve time in prison

Looking for low risk, high returns alternatives to tradtional pensions savings is one of the big worries these days but is property such a safe bet anymore? Investment expert Lars Kroijer considers the options for investors, warning that over-reliance on property assets is not always the best policy or a sure fire profit income