On 17 June, HMRC announced that for organisations that use the GIANT (government information and NHS trust) service the deferral period will be further extended from 1 October. The...
Revenue Scotland is undertaking a programme of work in July to upgrade its online tax portal – the Scottish electronic tax system (SETS). This will affect filing of land and...
Earlier this year, the German government set up a compensation scheme for Jewish individuals who were transported from Germany on the Kindertransport. Financial Secretary to...
HMRC has confirmed that taxpayers who have not received a statement of account letter in June or July 2019 because no 2018-19 payment on account has been created do not need to...
Disguised remunerationHMRC’s report and account for the disguised remuneration loan charge guidance has been updated in relation to employment schemes and paying the loan...
More than 90 jurisdictions participating in the common reporting standard (CRS) have, since 2018, exchanged information on 47 million offshore accounts with a total value of about...
The government has laid regulations introducing a domestic reverse charge for supplies of gas and electricity certificates in the UK. This is to counter the threat of missing...
Tax investigations into large businesses are now taking more than three and a half years to settle, reaching a record 43 months in 2018-19, up 10% from 39 months in 2017-18, says...
New defensive controls deployed by HMRC have stopped fraudsters spoofing its most recognisable helpline numbers. Last year, HMRC received more than 100,000 phone scam...
MTD for VATMore than 325,000 businesses have registered for MTD for VAT and some 180,000 submissions have been received, according to HMRC. It is sending reminders about the 7...
In its review into high income child benefit charge (HICBC) cases in which a ‘failure to notify’ penalty was issued, HMRC considered 35,000 instances covering the years...
Savers who accidentally breach their lifetime allowance fixed protection terms could be spared substantial tax bills after HMRC withdrew an appeal in a key court case.In November...