The government has launched a consultation into legislating to give HMRC additional powers to gather data from business intermediaries and electronic payment providers as part of its efforts to clamp down on the black market and raise £860m by 2021

The government has released a set of four linked consultations to guage views on its plans for new criminal offences for offshore tax evasion, open for consultation until October

HMRC has published a briefing paper explaining its approach to the correct VAT treatment of direct marketing services using printed matter, which has long been a disputed issue for charities and not for profit organisations, along with the transitional arrangements for the move to a regime where ‘single source’ arrangements are subject to VAT.

The Scottish government has launched a consultation into the eligibility criteria for appointment as ordinary and legal members of the First Tier and Upper Tribunals for Scotland covering tax disputes

First flagged late last year with a sneak preview to tax advisers, HMRC has launched a tax resource pack including animated videos featuring bean-shaped characters and threats of ghosts and moonlighters, for teachers to help school students learn the facts about tax from finding out an NI number to making sure you are paying the right amount of tax when you do start a permanent job or work multiple jobs