A group of influential tax and policy-making institutes have set up a taskforce to review tax policy processes in a bid to force the government to review its complex and oftentimes incoherent tax policy, and improve transparency over the consultation process when new tax measures and draft law is proposed

The Co-operative Party is the first political party in the UK to be awarded the Fair Tax Mark, in recognition of its commitment to open and transparent tax reporting 

Ahead of the referendum on 23 June, the Treasury has published new calculations which suggest every household in the country will be worse off by £4,300 a year per household if Britain votes to leave EU, while tax receipts could dip by up to £45bn

The definition of contract workers need to be amended to reflect their status as the current system of shoehorning them into either employed or self-employed status for income tax purposes, is out of date and not fit for purpose, according to an amendment tabled by the SNP Treasury spokesman during the debate on Finance (No.2) Bill earlier this week

The Electoral Commission has confirmed the two lead campaign groups for the EU referendum, naming Britain Stronger in Europe as the lead campaigner for the yes vote, and Vote Leave Ltd for the ‘leave’ option, giving them access to up to £7m official funding, a nationwide leaflet drop and TV advertising slots.

With the second Budget of the year slated for 8 July, the Conservatives will have the first stab at their own fiscal programme for nearly 20 years, their last solo Budget being Ken Clarke’s in 1997, so the Chancellor needs to make some ambitious decisions to ensure tax policy is progressive, says Sara White

Our monthly roundup of key tax cases including right of appeal in Dyson partnership case, scrip dividend treated as capital for inheritance tax in settlement agreement, OECD finalises rollout of new BEPS tax avoidance rules, Summer Budget scheduled for July and HMRC recognises second union with launch of RCTU for tax staff  

The government has committed to a tax lock on rates for national insurance, income tax and VAT for employers and employees , and will push through plans for a fast-tracked EU referendum by the end of 2017, outlined in the Queen's speech at the opening of parliament today

The Queen's Speech will give a clearer indication of future tax plans under the new majority Conservative government, now given free rein without Lib Dem influence, but the EU referendum juggernaut is going to dominate business concerns and plans for the foreseeable future, says Sara White

The Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne is to deliver a Summer Budget on Wednesday 8 July 2015, his second of this year and just four months after he first outlined the government’s economic plans for the coming year