A lack of IT capability poses a major risk to HMRC’s plan to close all its regional offices and create 13 super hubs across the country. While the tax authority may be saving £100m in real estate costs, this is not a super bullet and much of the reasoning behind the reorganisation requires virtually complete adoption of online delivery for all taxpayer services. Sara White gauges the views of leading tax advisers

With the government yet to publish the results of its discussion document on intermediaries legislation, which looked at proposals to change the regulations around Personal Services Companies (PSCs), the Association of Professional Staffing Companies (APSCo)  has accused the Treasury of a ‘wilful disregard’ for the recommendations made by the House of Lords Select Committee set up to look at the issues last year