The Office of Tax Simplification (OTS) is calling for a root and branch review of the PAYE system to make it easier for tax agents to view data on their small business clients held by HMRC, while it also needs to pay more attention to the needs of small business when developing new IT systems, reports Pat Sweet

FTSE 250 aerospace and defence company Cobham has agreed to make a one-off tax payment of £55m, plus an interest payment of £14m, to settle a long running dispute with HMRC

HMRC is cracking down on the use of disguised remuneration and contractor loans after winning two tax avoidance cases at the tax tribunal over use of offshore trusts to avoid tax and NICs

In the second of a three part series on the diverted profits tax (DPT), Mark Cawthron LLB CTA, tax writer at Croner-i considers recent developments from UK implementation to interaction with OECD Base Erosion and Profit Shifting (BEPS) rules

HMRC’s difficulties in handling devolved income tax regimes continue, as it has now admitted that some Welsh taxpayers have been given Scottish income tax codes by mistake by their employers so they will be paying the wrong tax

In our regular Q&A series, Kiya Jacobs, tax advice consultant at Croner Taxwise, considers the residence nil rate band and inheritance tax issues when it comes to interest in possession

HMRC has issued a warning regarding a tax avoidance scheme, which it says is often marketed as a wealth management strategy, and is used to disguise income and other taxable profits as loans or fiduciary receipts by using a remuneration trust

With four English football teams set to meet in the Champions League and Europa League finals, the first time one country has dominated the competitions, HMRC is set to take a multimillion pound share of prize money and player bonuses

HMRC has been forced to admit that it failed to treat one third of members of the Scottish parliament (MSPs) as Scottish taxpayers, despite the fact the legislation introducing the devolved income tax regime specifically states that all MSPs, Scottish MPs and Scottish MEPs should be treated as Scottish taxpayers by default

As government pushes ahead with mandatory private sector off-payroll working rules from 2020, Joe Tully, managing director of Brookson Legal, stresses the importance of an audit of contractor workforces to understand the scale of the challenge 

HMRC has been given 28 days to delete an estimated five million taxpayer biometric ‘voice prints’ obtained from callers to its helplines, after an investigation by the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) found they were being held illegally in contravention of data protection rules

In the first of a three part series on the diverted profits tax (DPT), Mark Cawthron LLB CTA, tax writer at Croner-I considers whether it has acted as a deterrent to multinationals attempting to mitigate their tax bills and compliance issues

A specialist HMRC taskforce has collected over £5m in taxes by tackling dishonest dog breeders, as part of wider initiatives designed to crack down on selling puppies on the black market

Revenue from remote gaming duty (RGD), which is levied on online or internet based gambling via electronic devices, has risen sharply since the tax was introduced three years ago, prompting calls for some of the £529m raised annually to be invested in helping problem gamblers