As part of the preparation for full digitisation of HMRC services, the tax authority is reviewing the paper communications it currently has with tax agents about corporation tax returns

HMRC is reviewing the future role of the spreadsheet and whether it will be able to interface with the HMRC Making Tax Digital system, and hence whether it can be used to produce the required filings

The Chancellor, Philip Hammond, has confirmed that he will present his first Autumn Statement to parliament on 23 November 2016

In a major shakeup, HMRC has announced plans to restructure the organisation to improve customer service and focus on client needs, marking a move away from the siloed approach of the current tax department as it creates three core groups to deal with customers, strategy and compliance

The head of HMRC, Jon Thompson, has set out the key priorities for the tax authority at the latest HMRC Stakeholder Conference held on 5 September, with a focus on maximising tax revenue, focusing on the rollout of the ambitious Making Tax Digital programme as well as details on the first regional tax hub

HMRC is running a schedule of face-to-face events across the UK in September and October of this year to encourage people to respond to the Making Tax Digital (MTD) consultations

Bill Dodwell, senior partner and head of tax policy at Deloitte casts his expert eye over digital tax accounts for individuals and small businesses

Parents that receive child benefit and child tax credits have been reminded by HMRC to update their child’s educational status after GCSE results were released to ensure that they continue to receive the correct payments

Taxpayers who have set up a personal tax account can now apply for an online refund of any overpaid tax and receive payment within three to five days, HMRC has announced

The UK’s smallest businesses and freelancers are in still in the dark about HMRC’s Making Tax Digital (MTD) plans, with most not aware of the requirements despite the recent launch of a raft of consultations on the process and rollout plans for the new tax reporting system

Final details on the plans for quarterly reporting for incorporated businesses, including SMEs and larger businesses, are set to be published in a seventh HMRC Making Tax Digital consultation planned for later this autumn

As part of the consultation on implementing Making Tax Digital (MTD), HMRC is looking at whether charities and Community Amateur Sports Clubs (CASC) should adopt quarterly online filing of tax information, but says it currently has no powers to make this compulsory