The ruckus about paying in cash is creating some mirth as former chancellors and serving MPs vie to outdo each other on their payment arrangements for their cleaners, gardeners and car washers, says Bill Dodwell, senior tax partner and head of tax policy at Deloitte

HMRC has issued a briefing on the recent Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) judgment concerning the impact of the VAT grouping rules on international groups which confirms no changes to UK grouping provisions are required, but indicates there may be changes to UK VAT accounting in some circumstances

The government has started using a new identity authentication service provided by Experian, among other certified providers, to register and authenticate users of some of HMRC’s online digital services, starting with car benefits and self assessment registration

Margaret Hodge MP has criticised professional advisers who accuse MPs of not understanding tax, pointing out it is in fact the profession that advises the Treasury on writing the tax code

With just over a year to go until the introduction of the new Scottish Rate of Income Tax (SRIT), HMRC has admitted it is proving ‘more complex than anticipated’ to identify Scottish taxpayers and is seeking wider data sharing powers

The government’s plan to overhaul the tax status of non-doms with the introduction of a higher remittance basis charge (RBC) from April 2015 may be complex and  punitive, says Ray McCann, partner and head of the private wealth tax practice at Pinsent Masons LLP, but you need to get to grips with the new rules quickly to ensure complete tax compliance