The government has announced plans to review the structure of UK research and development (R&D) tax reliefs to ensure that they match business requirements and encourage investment

HMRC has received thousands of written responses to the six consultations on Making Tax Digital, the radical overhaul of the tax filing system, which is set to be rolled out from April 2018

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is consulting on its proposed approach to regulating the promotion and distribution of the lifetime ISA (LISA), saying there is a need for additional rules to address potential behavioural bias amongst consumers because of the complexity of the investment product compared to other ISAs already on the market

HMRC is consulting on proposals to remove the employment allowance for one year from employers who are found to have employed illegal workers, which were first outlined in Budget 2016 and are expected to affect around 2,000 organisations

A series of measures set to come into force from 2017 will affect the way organisations run company car schemes, possibly costing businesses up to an extra £1,000 per car per year. In the second of a two part series, Matthew Walters, head of consultancy services at LeasePlan, considers the potential clampdown on salary sacrifice benefits for company car schemes 

The Ministry of Justice is trialling an alternative to the application process for tax tribunals to provide a quicker online service for people challenging disputed HMRC decisions, although fees will be introduced for the first time to cover administration costs

The Office of Tax Simplification (OTS) has rejected the viability of introducing lookthrough taxation for small companies as it would not simplify the current tax system for small business and would deter entrepreneurs

In the final countdown to the 7 November closing date for comment on HMRC’s plans to digitalise tax accounts for business, landlords and the self employed, the tax authority has launched an online forum to gather feedback

The government has issued draft legislation setting out the rules for the Lifetime ISA tax-free savings scheme, including details on their use for first-time property purchases at exchange of contract, annual bonuses and eligibility for married couples

The European Commission has re-booted its long-delayed plans to introduce a Common Consolidated Corporate Tax Base (CCCTB), which it says have been reworked to be more pro-business and if approved by the EU28 will reform corporate taxation across the EU

Making Tax Digital should be delayed by as much as 10 years in order to allow businesses to adopt ‘something that works after being properly tested’, according to the Federation of Small Businesses’ (FSB) national chairman Mike Cherry

An overhaul of PAYE Settlement Agreements (PSA) is long overdue and the latest proposals could simplify the current administrative inflexibility over expenses and benefits in kind, making the system less subjective, says Andrew Brookes, head of employer solutions at Menzies