HMRC

Tax | Watch out for ‘white space disclosures’ on tax returns

Following the decision to focus more funds on targeting tax avoidance by the wealthiest taxpayers, HMRC is asking people to disclose more information on tax returns

19 Jan 2023

Tax

Tax | Charity faces £92k VAT bill over late appeal

A charity has lost a First Tier Tribunal (FTT) appeal after missing an appeal deadline over a disputed VAT tax bill

18 Jan 2023

Tax | HMRC targets online sellers and influencers for unpaid tax

In the latest wave of nudge letters, HMRC has singled out online sellers, influencers and content creators warning them that they have not paid enough tax

18 Jan 2023

Tax | Orthodontists lose £300k tax appeal over gold purchase

An orthodontics company has lost a First Tier Tribunal (FTT) appeal regarding tax liability related to an employee benefit trust involving £300,000 worth of gold bullion

17 Jan 2023

Tax | HMRC lost £6bn as covid stopped compliance work

Over two thousand HMRC staff were moved from compliance work to handle covid related schemes and Brexit reducing tax take by £6bn

17 Jan 2023

Tax

HMRC

Tax compliance

Tax | Former chancellor owes HMRC £3.7m in unpaid tax

Nadhim Zahawi has agreed to pay millions of pounds in tax to HMRC following a dispute over his family’s financial affairs

16 Jan 2023

Tax | Average 14-minute wait for HMRC to answer phone

The waiting time for callers to HMRC is not improving with an average 14-minute wait time while one in five calls were not answered

16 Jan 2023

Tax

HMRC

Tax | Basis period reporting on overlap relief not finalised

HMRC has issued more details about the move to basis period reporting, updating the Association of Taxation Technicians (ATT) on easements for provisional figures and overlap relief

13 Jan 2023

Tax | Firms paid duplicate VAT charges due to CDS issue

HMRC has issued new guidance to businesses that may have overpaid VAT on declarations made at the end of last year due to a technical issue with the Customs Declaration Service (CDS)

13 Jan 2023

Tax | HMRC changes option to tax process

HMRC will no longer send option to tax notification receipt letters from 1 February to improve efficiency

13 Jan 2023

Tax | Higher rate Scottish taxpayers pay 60% of tax

Higher and top rate taxpayers in Scotland are responsible for more than half the annual tax raised, paying around £7bn a year

12 Jan 2023

Tax

Personal tax

HMRC

Tax | HMRC cracks down on rogue repayment agents

HMRC is taking immediate action to clamp down on rogue repayment agents who entice taxpayers into agreements to reclaim overpaid tax while taking large commissions

11 Jan 2023

Tax | TalkTalk loses £10m appeal over VAT discount scheme

TalkTalk has lost a First Tier Tribunal (FTT) appeal over VAT on a prompt payment discount scheme it introduced in 2014

11 Jan 2023

Tax | Online services cannot replace HMRC staff, say MPs

In a hard hitting report on HMRC’s performance, MPs have demanded urgent improvements to address unacceptable service standards

11 Jan 2023

Tax

HMRC

Tax | MPs ask HMRC to explain long phone waits

The Treasury Committee has picked up on the growing number of complaints about HMRC’s call centre with some taxpayers waiting on the phone for more than an hour

10 Jan 2023

Tax

HMRC

Politics

Tax | Former rugby player faces £230k tax bill over late IR35 appeal

Former professional rugby player, Michael Lynagh, has lost a First Tier Tribunal (FTT) after missing an appeal deadline over a disputed IR35 tax bill

9 Jan 2023