HMRC penalties for taxpayers’ compliance failings are on the rise once more, following a sharp drop at the start of lockdown, according to research by UHY Hacker Young

In a round-up of the biggest personal tax stories of the year, we look at all the non-coronavirus news, including a potential wealth tax, CGT charges on second home sales, ‘deliberate’ errors, fall in IHT receipts, buy-to-let tax hikes and pension tax relief admin discrepancy

With reforms to the off payroll working regulations set to be introduced to the private sector in April next year, HMRC’s online tool for determining IR35 status has failed to produce a definite answer in almost one in five cases over the past year

FTSE 100 companies face having to pay out £13.8bn as a result of tax disputes with tax authorities globally, according to research by Thomson Reuters

The UK is doing more to help its tourism industry than other European countries, according to study by UHY, as UK tourists pay just 7.8% in tax on a typical daily spend compared to a European average of 11.3%

Tax revenues fell across the OECD for the first time in ten years during 2019, with a much larger decrease expected in as Covid-19 drives down economic activity and consumption tax take

HMRC’s payments to whistleblowers reporting tax evasion have ballooned 63% in the past year to hit £473,000, but remain very modest compared to the US approach to wrongdoing, according to analysis of the tax department’s annual report by BDO

With up to £124 a year available as tax relief, it is perhaps not surprising that some 54,800 working from home tax relief claims were made through HMRC’s new online portal in the first 11 days of operation, writes Philip Smith

The Welsh Revenue Authority (WRA) reported £300m tax raised during the last financial year in its annual report, this is the first time the national revenue raising body has reported on delivery against its Corporate Plan 2019 to 2022

The ‘stockbroker belt’ dominates the ranking of the UK’s top ten towns with the biggest income tax bills, with taxpayers in these areas paying triple the UK average, according to research by UHY Hacker Young

Inheritance tax receipts (IHT) have dipped for the first time in a decade, reversing a long term trend, and prompting renewed calls for a change to the regime

The tax gap, which is the difference between tax that should be paid and what is actually paid, has fallen to 4.7%, its lowest recorded rate, according to HMRC estimates