The total amount of income tax paid in Scotland was £11.8bn, up 2.4% from the previous year and in Wales the tax take was £4.6bn, 2019-20 figures from HMRC reveal
The Low Incomes Tax Reform Group (LITRG) announced its disappointment in the government for the lack of progress towards rectifying net pay pension schemes that sees an estimated 1.5m low-income workers paying a 25% penalty for their pension savings
As part of draft legislation for the next Finance Bill, the government has set out further measures to clamp down on promoters of tax avoidance schemes which will see HMRC given more powers
With the fifth in the series just days away, the Self-Employed Income Support Scheme (SEISS) seems intent on overtaking the Fast and Furious film franchise (which currently stands at nine). This time around, the twists and turns come in the form of a new turnover test which determines how much the applicant is entitled to claim. Stephen Relf, Croner-i explains
With the government’s review of tax administration, the Chartered Institute of Taxation (CIOT) calls to create a tax system that is much simpler for taxpayers to navigate
The head of HMRC Jim Harra has faced probing questions from the Economic Affairs Committee, where Lords were concerned about why the tax authority has taken so long to settle outstanding loan charge settlement issues
Sponsorship deals may be highly lucrative for the golfers at this week’s British Open but they are also open to attention from HMRC as they are taxable in the UK
The General Anti Abuse Rule (GAAR) advisory panel has issued a ruling setting out its views on abuse of employee reward arrangements through trusts where loans are used to avoid income tax
The new president of the Association of Taxation Technicians (ATT) has used his first speech in post to urge the government to make membership of a professional body mandatory for all providers of tax advice
The government is clamping down on tax avoidance by taxi drivers and scrap metal dealers by requiring a tax conditionality test to prove they pay taxes before licences are issued
Two thirds of drivers say that scrapping VAT from the purchase price would be the most influential policy to help drivers buy an electric vehicle, finds a survey by motoring organisation AA
The Upper Tribunal ruled against HMRC deciding that where a taxpayer had not submitted self assessment tax returns, discovery assessments could not be used to assess the taxpayer’s liability to the high income child benefit charge
