Under new government legislation, Stamp Duty liabilities will be abolished for share capital transfers issued under the terms of the Banking Act 2009’s resolution stabilisation powers when a financial institution is danger of collapse

HMRC has released draft legislation on extending the scope of corporation tax and capital gains tax (CGT) to include gains on disposals of interests in non-residential UK property as well as shortening the CGT payment window for residential property gains

The government is clamping down on abuse of rent-a-room relief with new rules on shared occupancy to ensure the tax relief is used for lodgers, not as a boost for gig economy renters, from April 2019

The government has issued draft Finance Bill 2018-19, including draft legislation for at least 33 significant measures affecting employment tax, simplification of Gift Aid, company car tax liability, Making Tax Digital penalty regime and new rules for tax under IFRS 16 Leases, reports Sara White

From 1 March 2019 the time limit that individuals have to file a Stamp Duty Land Tax (SDLT) return and pay any tax due has been shortened from 30 days to 14 days

Announcing unexpected tax changes on Budget day without prior consultation will always be open to public opposition, as has been seen in the past with the majority of unwelcome taxes being abolished just days later, explains George Bull, senior tax partner at RSM

Around 80% of first time home-buyers in Scotland are set to pay no tax on their purchase following the introduction of a new relief on 30 June, the Scottish government has said

Attempts by the government to help first-time buyers onto the housing ladder could actually be pricing them out of the market because of anomalies in the way new stamp duty land tax (SDLT) rules operate

HMRC has claimed victory in the Supreme Court in a long running battle which will see property developers pay £50m of stamp duty land tax (SDLT) on the purchase of the former Chelsea Barracks in London more than ten years ago

The Scottish government has confirmed that it will introduce legislation clarifying that a tax exemption for businesses transferring ownership of property within a group of companies using shares as financial security has been available since the introduction of Land and Buildings Transaction Tax (LBTT) in 2015

Owners of second homes and buy-to-let (BTL) landlords face a much shorter period in which to pay any capital gains tax (CGT) due on property sales from April 2020, the Association of Taxation Technicians (ATT) is warning

House sales continue to slide, with the number of property transactions in April 12.5% lower than the previous month, according to the latest statistics from HMRC, putting pressure on the tax take from stamp duty land tax (SDLT)

In a bid to close the tax gap and chase up recalcitrant taxpayers, HMRC has ramped up spending on private sector debt collectors by 62% in the last year to reach £39m, compared to £24m in 2016

A sharp rise in the number of scam emails and text messages targeting taxpayers has been flagged by HMRC, with renewed warnings that criminals are attempting to trick the public into thinking they have received a tax rebate so they hand over their account and personal details