In a test case for the treatment of car allowances, the First Tier Tribunal has dismissed an appeal by Laing O’Rourke for National Insurance contributions (NIC) relief worth £2.2m

HMRC has updated its policy paper explaining the requirement for large businesses to notify the tax authority when they have adopted an uncertain tax treatment, due to come in next year

A Hove restaurant director has been banned for six years after it was found that he had under-declared his tax by more than £200,000

A fraudster who fled the country in 2013 after being charged for an £817,000 VAT fraud based on fake sales has finally been jailed for four years

HMRC is inviting tax agents with fewer than 500 employer clients to join its agent online service (AOS) pilot which gives agents access to liability and payments data in clients’ PAYE for employers accounts

HMRC has published the latest advisory fuel rates (AFR) for company car users, effective from 1 September 2021, increasing mileage rates by 1p or more for all petrol and diesel vehicles

 Parliament should have more oversight of settlements that HMRC strikes with large corporations to help maintain public trust, a Committee report states

The creative industry has continued to reap the benefits of generous tax breaks for films and television during the pandemic with relief claims up by nearly 20% in the last year

Meg Wilson, tax writer at Croner-i, examines the draft legislation to require large businesses to notify HMRC where they have adopted an uncertain tax treatment

Following the announcement at the Budget in March, HMRC has released guidance on the temporary changes to the carry back rules providing extended loss relief on trading losses

Previously accepted comparables used for establishing a company's transfer pricing policy might not be comparable due to the impact of the pandemic, warn David Whitmer, transfer pricing practice leader and Srinidhi Tuppal, transfer pricing manager at Kreston Global

HMRC’s latest tax receipt figures show a sharp improvement compared to this time last year with inheritance tax (IHT) rising by £500m after the nil-rate freeze in the Spring Budget