The autumn statement has revealed that following the consultation announced at Summer Budget 2015, the government will legislate to simplify the tax treatment of income from sporting testimonials

Following an announcement in the autumn statement, HMRC has published a policy paper indicating the government’s intention to legislate so that a tax charge is not applied to loans or advances made by close companies to charity trustees for charitable purposes

Chancellor George Osborne has outlined plans to devolve further powers to local authorities, including the ability to keep all the revenue raised by business rates in today’s autumn statement and spending review

In today’s autumn statement Chancellor George Osborne announced changes to capital gains tax as a result of the launch of the universal digital tax account to replace current self assessment

The imminent introduction of the Scottish Rate of Income Tax (SRIT) has increased the onus on pension providers to report details of Scottish pension holders to HMRC in advance of the effective date for the new tax to ensure the correct pension relief is applied

Finance Bill 2015-16, which was published after the Summer Budget 2015, has received Royal Assent and is now in force as Finance (No. 2) Act 2015 bringing in measures to remove tax relief for buy-to-let property owners, changes to the annual investment allowance and new powers for HMRC through direct recovery of debts (DRD)

The European parliament’s special committee on tax rulings is seeking to extend its mandate by six months, in order scrutinise more documents and monitor legislation relating to corporate tax practices at global businesses, after its most recent session saw MEPs grill 11 multinational companies in a five-hour debate

The All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on responsible tax, which is chaired by former Public Accounts Committee (PAC) chair Labour MP Margaret Hodge, is calling on the public to submit their contributions and ideas on how to make the tax system fairer and more transparent, starting with an analysis of the OECD’s BEPS (Base Erosion and Profit Shifting) proposals to clamp down on the use of aggressive tax avoidance by multinationals

HMRC plans to launch a series of one-hour webinars and e-learning to refresh accountants and tax advisers on the latest anti money laundering rules following growing concerns about the high risk nature of professional firms, particularly accountants, when it comes to potential exposure to money laundering by clients