The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has launched an emergency four-day consultation on plans for temporary measures to help consumers manage their credit in the face of the financial impact of the coronavirus epidemic

HMRC has set out its views on the main tax impacts for businesses as a result of reforms to the London Inter-bank Offered Rate (LIBOR) and other benchmark rates

HMRC is consulting on proposals, first advanced in the Budget, that the UK’s largest businesses will be required to notify HMRC where they have adopted an uncertain tax treatment, in a bid to close the £6.2bn legal interpretation tax gap

The government plans to consult on the duty-free limits of alcohol and cigarettes available to airline and ship passengers in a post-Brexit world 

HMRC has published details of proposed legislation for setting up a scheme to administer refunds to taxpayers who made voluntary payments prior to a change in the rules regarding the loan charge

The OECD plans to develop a single set of reporting rules for countries to use to collect information about sales made via online platforms to assist future tax collection

The government is consulting on plans to create up to 10 freeports across the UK, with tariff flexibility, customs facilitations and tax measures designed to encourage global trade and attract inward investment post-Brexit

The OECD is consulting on a review of its country-by-country reporting (CBCR) standard which forms part of the ongoing work on base erosion and profit shifting (BEPS)

The House of Lords Finance Bill Sub-Committee has launched an inquiry into government plans to introduce off-payroll working rules for the private sector, with concerns about whether the impact has been fully assessed

This month’s HMRC consultation focuses on IR35 draft legislation published with a four-week window for feedback from stakeholders despite being mid-way through a government review of the rules

HMRC has published draft secondary legislation with a four-week window for feedback from stakeholders despite being mid-way through a government review of the rules

Holders of child trust fund accounts will be able to transfer their funds tax free when they start maturing in September, marking the scheme reaching 18 years

The government is to consult on a change to the way the retail prices index (RPI) is calculated, following a lengthy campaign by MPs, who said a statistical error means this measure of inflation is flawed

The US has signalled strong opposition to OECD plans to introduce a wide-ranging digital tax which would hit multinationals, particularly US IT giants

This month's HMRC and Treasury consultations focus on simplification of partial exemption and capital goods scheme and cross-border tax disclosure rules affecting intermediaries and tax advisers