As tax complexities increase, current processes need overhauling to reduce the error level and close the tax gap, warns Peter Boerhof, VAT director, Vertex

HMRC has clarified the guidance on how to register for VAT following problems experienced by accountants and tax agents trying to set up new accounts

The government plans to curb the interest rate on student loans with annual interest rate of 6.3% for graduates on Plan 2 and Plan 3 loans 

A Subway franchisee has lost an appeal over a dispute with HMRC relating to non payment of VAT at outlets at Lakeside 

Making Tax Digital (MTD) is an ‘extremely’ or ‘very’ challenging issue for one in four businesses in the UK with concerns about the extension of the scheme to income tax

As the number of furlough fraud whistleblowers approaches 14,000, HMRC is picking up the pace on pursuing businesses that fraudulently claimed furlough

High speed rail builder HS2 has set aside £9.5m to settle a tax bill for underpayment of income tax and National Insurance due to errors in assessing IR35 contractor compliance

In this month’s exclusive Accountancy Daily CPD module, we examine the risks of discovery assessments, time limits and action to take

The majority of MPs support plans to legislate that anyone providing tax and accountancy services should be professionally qualified

In this week’s Q&A, Croner-i tax adviser Amaira Badat considers the capital gains tax (CGT) calculation for corporation tax purposes when selling trading premises

64% of Premier League footballers’ contracts now take a form which HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) says is open to abuse, according to new analysis by multinational law firm Pinsent Masons

As HMRC steps up investigations into abuse of research and development (R&D) tax relief claims, Croner-i’s James Butterworth looks at the support available for R&D claimant companies and accountants involved in claims and enquiries