Tax Compliance

Greg Vincent, partner at Morr & Co LLP considers the tax pros and cons of using employee ownership trusts (EOTs) as an exit strategy for LLPs and accountancy firms, despite rise in rate of capital gains tax

21 Apr 2026

Tax

Business Tax

Tax Compliance

Tax Planning

Tax | Q&A: VAT on agent’s fees

In this week’s Q&A, Danni Walker, tax adviser at Croner VIP Tax Team, explains invoicing rules and VAT liability when selling for a client as an agent and splitting sale price

21 Apr 2026

Tax

VAT

Tax Compliance

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Business | US tariff refund claim process goes live on 20 April

Following the overturning of Liberation Day US tariffs, US Customs & Border Protection issues details on refund process via new online portal

17 Apr 2026

Tax | HMRC clarifies MTD exemption rules and year one waiver

Following some confusion about exemptions to Making Tax Digital for Income Tax, HMRC updates guidance to clarify situation for those claiming averaging relief in year one waiver

16 Apr 2026

Tax | Brits quitting the Gulf over war have 60-day tax window

With nearly 50,000 Brits estimated to have upped sticks and returned to the UK due to the war in the Middle East, complex statutory residence test (SRT) rules, benefits in kind and critical day counts could trigger high tax bills

15 Apr 2026

Tax | 250k sign up to MTD but two thirds are accountants

One week since Making Tax Digital for Income Tax became mandatory, HMRC confirms 250,000 signed up but mostly accountants and agents, not individual landlords and self employed

14 Apr 2026

Tax | 2.2m pensioners will pay tax on winter fuel payments

Highly contentious decision on eligibility for winter fuel payments means over two million pensioners with income over £35,000 will have to refund full £200 amount via tax system

13 Apr 2026

Tax

Personal Tax

Tax Compliance

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Tax | HMRC loses patience with abuse of VAT domestic reverse charge

Construction sector warned as renewed focus by HMRC leaves users of the VAT domestic reverse charge at risk of a tax enquiry, says Tony Cochrane, director at VITA

13 Apr 2026

Tax

VAT

Tax Compliance

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Tax | Company car tax rises from April 2026 include EVs

Company car tax bands increase across the board including electric vehicles going to 4%, up to maximum 37% for highest emitting vehicles, affecting over 700,000 employees

9 Apr 2026

Tax | HMRC whistleblower reward scheme: what advisers need to know

The start of the new enhanced HMRC whistleblower scheme alters the risk environment for tax advisers, particularly on legacy tax arrangements, warns Rachel Cook, Of Counsel at Peters & Peters

8 Apr 2026

Tax

HMRC

Tax Compliance

Tax | Q&A: holdover relief on gifts

In this week’s Q&A, Rebecca Walters, adviser at Croner VIP Tax Team, explains holdover relief restrictions when gifting shares to offspring in a family owned business

7 Apr 2026

Tax | Joint PAYE liability moves to recruiters using umbrella companies

New tax year sees major change to the PAYE rules impacting wide net of recruitment agencies placing staff provided by umbrellas

7 Apr 2026

Tax | Personal tax changes from 6 April 2026

Increase in tax on dividends, directors’ loan interest rate rise, business asset disposal relief hike, frozen thresholds, inheritance tax for farmers and family businesses, Making Tax Digital starts, CIS, and more

7 Apr 2026