European authorities have uncovered the largest cross-border VAT fraud scheme ever investigated in the EU valued at an estimated €2.2bn (£1.8bn) in unpaid taxes

The Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) has decided that an employee reward scheme that awards vouchers to staff as recognition for good work has a business purpose

Compliance with partial exemption for VAT calculations can be a challenge for finance teams, particularly those using the special method calculation, explains Russell Gammon, chief solutions officer at Tax Systems

HMRC has emailed accountants and tax agents whose clients still use old VAT online accounts to stress that the facility is now closed unless they have agreed a special exemption

A haulage contractor has lost a First Tier Tribunal (FTT) appeal over a million pound plus accumulation of tax penalties

Savings on tampon tax are not being passed on by UK retailers in the form of lower prices, according to Tax Policy Associates

Taxi app Uber has secured a deal with HMRC to settle an outstanding VAT bill for £615m over its designation as a transport provider

In our monthy round-up of cases, VAT expert Graham Elliott examines the rulings in Zaman over burden of proof, management fees in Intelligent Money and giant marshmallows in Innovative Bites 

An NHS Foundation Trust has lost an appeal against a First Tier Tribunal (FTT) decision over an exemption from VAT payments for car parking charges

NHS Lothian Health Board has lost a case at the Supreme Court over a historic claim for £900,000 in VAT which HMRC rejected due to lack of supporting evidence

A Wokingham-based director has been jailed for six years after dishonestly failing to disclose invoice payments totalling over £780,000 in VAT

A businessman who was frozen out of his accounts by HMRC has won an appeal at First Tier Tribunal (FTT) relating to VAT and excise duty penalties amounting to £25m