In our weekly Q&A, Croner Taxwise tax adviser Patrick O’Brien explains the tax position for people and partnerships receiving Self Employment Income Support Scheme (SEISS) grants

The tax avoidance market is increasingly dominated by a hard core of specialist online promoters rather than bricks and mortar companies, while accounting firms are rarely involved in the sector now, HMRC has confirmed

Self assessment taxpayers have just over a week to pay any outstanding tax liabilities in full or set up an online payment plan for the 2019 to 2020 financial year to avoid incurring penalty charges, HMRC has warned

The amount of debt owed to HMRC from UK businesses and taxpayers has now trebled to reach £65.5bn from £19.3bn in 2019, as businesses and taxpayers fall behind on payments during lockdown, warns Pinsent Masons

Tax agents and accountants will be able to send bulk appeals against late filing penalties for tax returns filed after 28 February due to Covid-19

Families using tax-free childcare accounts to pay for their childcare costs could receive a government top-up worth up to £500 every three months, but thousands are missing out on the payout, HMRC warns

Last week’s Budget included confirmation of a new penalty regime for the late submission and payment of VAT returns, explains Sarah Halsted, national VAT technical officer at RSM

In our handy guide to tax filing deadlines, we provide an at-a-glance guide to key dates from the introduction of VAT construction industry reverse charge and the deadline for making a Time to Pay arrangement for self-assessment tax due on 31 January 2021 in order to avoid 5% surcharge

The government will invest over £100m in a taxpayer protection taskforce of 1,265 HMRC staff to combat the estimated £3.5bn fraudulent claims of Covid-19 support packages

More than 264,000 individuals have opened a Help to Save account and could be earning money on their savings, figures from HMRC have revealed

Self assessment taxpayers have less than one week to submit their late tax returns by 28 February to prevent a £100 late filing penalty

Self assessment taxpayers will not be charged a 5% late payment penalty if they pay their tax or set up a payment plan by 1 April, HMRC has announced