The government is to review the rules on the tax treatment of travel and subsistence expenses, and a discussion paper will be published shortly outlining a potential framework for new rules 

The government announced a number of measures at the Budget to close tax loopholes, including addressing issues around taxation of carried interest and base cost shifting, and the use of CT relief for business goodwill amortisation, all of which came into immediate effect as of 8 July 2015

HMRC is consulting on proposals to amend the rules for tax relief on travel and subsistence for those working through employment intermediaries, to bring them into line with other workers

The government is planning to radically reform the taxation of dividends by replacing the current dividend tax credit with a dividend tax, setting new tax rates and setting an annual allowance of £5,000, removing the final vestiges of a system first introduced in the 1970s when effective tax rates were as high as 80% 

HMRC has set up a dedicated Greek helpline as part of its time-to-pay service to help taxpayers with payment and cashflow problems as a result of the banking controls in Greece 

The director of a company which collapsed with debts of over £43m owing to HMRC has been disqualified for 11 years, after an Insolvency Service investigation found he breached his position of trust by knowingly instructing the submission of a VAT return which was under-declared by £5m

HMRC is to stop holding traditional face-to-face local Working Together (WT) meetings with tax agents with immediate effect and will replace these meetings with online services with a rolling programme of regional online meetings for agents who want to hear updates and share experiences

Only one in four multinational companies invited to appear at EU tax hearings have agreed to attend, with many citing ongoing investigations as the reason for their lack of engagement