Brexit is moving a step closer with the Withdrawal Agreement Act now in statute following Royal Assent and completion of the implementation period by 31 December 2020 

HMRC has outlined proposals for new regulations designed to provide a more efficient framework for the resolution of double taxation disputes arising between the UK and other member states post-Brexit

With 10 days to go until the UK officially leaves the EU, financial services firms have gone quiet on relocation announcements, and are focusing instead on the nature of post Brexit relationships, according to research from EY

With Brexit on the verge of being finalised, at least at stage one, Alison Horner, indirect tax partner at MHA MacIntyre Hudson, looks at the impact on VAT and cross-border transactions post 31 January

If and when the UK leaves the EU, there will be a number of significant changes to accounting rules and company law. Sophie Brookes, partner at Gateley plc, examines the latest BEIS guidance for accountants

The announcement of a general election on 12 December 2019 means the Finance Bill 2019-20 will not be passed in the current parliamentary session

The Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) is to press ahead with publishing revised public finance forecasts as planned, rather than risk failing to meet its statutory duties, despite the Chancellor’s decision to cancel the Budget

The EU has agreed to the UK request for a Brexit extension to 31 January

The Budget has been cancelled due to the ongoing Brexit discussions and delays, and the PM’s wish to hold a general election by 14 December

In a session before the Treasury Committee, HMRC chief told MPs that it had not calculated the administrative cost of the government’s Brexit deal on exporting businesses and that several thousand high value exporters were not even ready for a no-deal Brexit

Changes to the financial services regime to prepare for Brexit, new airline insolvency rules, and a ‘pensions dashboard’ for savers were among the measures in the Queen’s Speech outlining the government’s programme for the year ahead

HMRC has ramped up its planning to minimise potential post-Brexit disruption to trade, by automatically registering 95,000 businesses for its simplified import procedures which will be put in place should the UK leave the EU without an agreement at the end of the month 

HMRC has published an revised assessment of the potential cost to business of a no-deal Brexit, which estimates the ongoing administrative costs for UK-EU trade at £15bn a year with worst case scenario of up to £56 per declaration

Company reporters preparing year end financial statements need to take into account variable risk factors from going concern to materiality in the context of Brexit. Andrew Marshall FCA, senior technical partner at KPMG explains the key issues to consider

The government is ramping up its advice for companies as Brexit departure date looms with advice on employee status, professional qualification recognition and data requirements