In this month’s roundup of tax case, Ingenious film scheme ruled tax avoidance at appeal, worker cannot claim tax relief on contractor travel expenses in Nowak, Hargreaves Lansdown loses £15m loyalty bonus tax case, Making Tax Digital confirmation notices and IR35 private sector off-payroll working guidance issued

HMRC is running a live webinar on Making Tax Digital for VAT compliance this Friday to help businesses who have not yet signed up for mandatory digital reporting

HMRC has resolved a technical issue affecting submissions of Making Tax Digital for VAT returns following IT maintenance over the weekend

An estimated 120,000 businesses have missed the deadline to sign up for Making Tax Digital for VAT, meaning that technically they should be due a penalty from HMRC

Nearly 4,000 businesses who pay VAT monthly have missed the monthly Making Tax Digital VAT filing deadlines since April

HMRC has issued a last-minute update to its guidance stating that it will not be sending out confirmation emails on receipt of Making Tax Digital for VAT submissions

Half of small businesses say they have made mistakes when sending in their VAT return and only a quarter are confident they have the figures correct despite spending more than an hour checking

The deadline for the first round of VAT returns under Making Tax Digital (MTD) is fast approaching – here’s what you need to know if you haven’t already filed your first VAT return via MTD

In this month’s round-up of tax cases and news, more IR35 woe for HMRC while GAAR panel kicks out bond scheme, Finance Bill 2019-20 confirms £1.1bn payroll extension to private sector, Making Tax Digital penalty leniency, capital goods scheme simplified and UK multinationals challenge CFC rules

The key HMRC filing deadlines from August to December 2019 including deadline for estimated first Making Tax Digital submission falls one calendar month and seven days after end of relevant VAT quarter, forms P46(Car) for quarter ended 5 Jul (where benefits not payrolled) to HMRC and public sector employment intermediary’s quarterly report

HMRC says that the pressure of preparing for Brexit has adversely affected business operations including call centre targets

The government has launched a consultation on simplifying VAT on capital assets to reduce the administrative burden of capital goods scheme (CGS) compliance