Jonathan Amponsah, founder of The Tax Guys, gives a rundown of 10 expenses which cannot be claimed against income even if incurred for business, highlighting potential tax traps after HMRC wins in Healy and Samadian expenses cases

Private pleasure crafts will no longer be able to use red diesel on UK waterways as a result of a European court ruling

Setting up a lasting power of attorney is a  shrewd move for farmers as they prepare to pass their business to the next generation, giving them flexibility and protection from a punitive tax bill, says Julie Butler of Butler & Co

In the first of a series on company car tax, Julie Clift CTA, tax writer at Croner-i, explains the calculations when assessing company cars as a taxable benefit and defining reason of employment

The government plans to remove company car tax for newly registered zero emission models for one year from 2020 to offset the impact of the Worldwide harmonised Light vehicles Test Procedure (WLTP)

The government has published Finance Bill 2019-20 with 17 key tax changes, including off-payroll working rules for the private sector which are expected to raise £1.1bn in the first year, extension of HMRC powers in GAAR investigations and the 2% digital services tax 

Talksport radio show host Paul Hawksbee has won his IR35 appeal at a First Tier Tribunal (FTT), marking another defeat for HMRC over the question of whether broadcasters working via personal service companies (PSCs) should be considered as employees, reports Pat Sweet

The French government is to introduce an ‘eco-tax’ on all outgoing flights from French airports, which is expected to bring in €180m (£162m) from 2020, to encourage a more environmentally-friendly approach to travel

HMRC has collected an additional £37bn from new taxes introduced over the past decade, according to research from UHY Hacker Young

Proposals to overhaul inheritance tax may look good on the surface, but it is a case of removal of complexity would lead to the abolition of some useful tax breaks like taper relief and gifting exemptions. James Ward, head of the private client team at Kingsley Napley LLP, examines the Office of Tax Simplification recommendations

The Office of Tax Simplification (OTS) has recommended sweeping reforms of inheritance tax in a bid to reduce complexity as more people are caught by the tax as house prices soar, but has no proposals to deal with the overly complex residential nil rate band, reports Sara White

The government is to introduce tax incentives for taxi drivers and companies to buy zero-emission capable vehicles, in a bid to drive greater uptake of cleaner technologies

With the 2018/19 P11D deadline looming, Croner Taxwise payroll adviser Samantha O'Sullivan examines the pros and cons of payrolling benefits, plus key registration and filing dates

The General Anti-Abuse Rule (GAAR) advisory panel has outlawed a disguised remuneration scheme involving employee rewards linked to a second-hand bond, labelling it as abusive tax avoidance

Taxpayers in Scotland pay a disproportionate share of sin taxes in the UK, paying 13.4% of spirits duties and 11.4% of tobacco duties last year, equivalent to £229 for every adult