The ‘simplification’ of reporting requirements for partnerships is proposed as part of the government’s Making Tax Digital policy, consultation documents reveal

Nearly a million buy-to-let landlords could benefit from proposals set out in the consultation on digital tax accounts, which are set to introduce the option for buy-to-let landlords to be taxed on the cash basis

HMRC’s consultation on proposals for Making Tax Digital (MTD) includes details of plans for taxpayers to opt for a voluntary pay as you go (PAYG) approach, allowing them to make payments at a point of their choosing towards an expected tax liability

Unincorporated businesses, the self employed and landlords will be required to update HMRC on their tax position at least quarterly through digital tax accounts under long awaited plans published today

HMRC’s long-awaited consultations into how its flagship Making Tax Digital (MTD) strategy will work in practice have been published and has been divided into seven documents focusing on specific customer groups or specific elements of the reforms, which HMRC says reflects the scale of the planned changes, which have been subject to some strong criticism from MPs and professional bodies

HMRC’s online personal tax accounts now boast approximately 3.5 million active users, the tax authority claims in its latest update

HMRC has announced the departure of Mark Dearnley, the IT specialist hired to oversee its transition from the outsourced Aspire contract and move to digital tax accounts, who will leave his post of chief digital and information officer (CDIO) in September, when his contract ends

The development of HMRC’s Making Tax Digital software is at an advanced stage despite the fact the project’s latest four consultation documents including details on the mechanics of quarterly reporting for companies have yet to be published, reports Calum Fuller

Accenture has won an IT contract with HMRC to provide software development for the individual taxpayers’ digital tax accounts which are set to go live in 2018, for personal tax reporting under the Making Tax Digital initiative

From 31 July 2016, pension scheme members will have to apply to protect their pension savings from the lifetime allowance tax charge through a dedicated online service as the tax authority withdraws the current paper option

HMRC's plans to cut the cost of its personal tax services by a further 34% in the next five years raises the risk of another collapse in service levels, according to a report by the Public Accounts Committee (PAC), which wants the department to balance its potential savings with the costs to taxpayers left waiting on the telephone

The broadband service outage suffered last week by BT broadband customers illustrates the risk for firms and their clients of over-reliance on online services, advisers warn