In brief

Finance Bill

Finance Bill 2018 will be published on 1 December.

Uber appeal

Uber has lost its appeal on the employment rights of taxi drivers. The employment tribunal confirmed that they are workers rather than self-employed contractors. As a result drivers are entitled to holiday pay sick pay and the national minimum wage.

EU ETS deadlines

The government is consulting until 24 November on a proposal to bring forward the 2018 compliance deadlines for UK operators in the EU Emissions Trading System (EU ETS). See here.

Contracting out

HMRC’s Countdown Bulletin 30 has an article on the scheme reconciliation service timeline for contracting-out queries to March 2019. See here.

Transfer pricing

The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development has published updated versions of transfer pricing country profiles reflecting the practices of 31 participating...