Making Tax Digital is not reducing errors and is proving to be much more expensive to implement than HMRC originally claimed, according to a joint user survey by CIOT and ATT

The Chancellor has given the April digital services tax for multinationals the go ahead at the World Economic Forum, but only a short-term basis

There are signs that France and the US are looking for a way to end their dispute over French plans to introduce a digital tax, which has seen the US threaten retaliatory tariffs on French products

Nine months since the launch of Making Tax Digital (MTD) for VAT, late adopters have only filed once under the new system, some not even using accounting software due to the soft landing penalties regime. Philip McNeill and Dr Sarah McNeill explain the key compliance issues

Stephen Relf CTA FCA, lead tax writer at Croner-i, casts his expert eye over likely changes to the rules, rates and allowances for taxes for the March Budget

Micro businesses spend 10 weeks a year trying to sort out their finances and accounting compliance is one of the most stressful tasks

Taxpayers decided to tick off their tax returns on Christmas Day, with 3,003 self assessment returns being filed

CIOT and the ATT are running an online survey for tax professionals and businesses to provide feedback about their experiences of Making Tax Digital for VAT

The number of taxpayers calling HMRC to ask for advice and deal with problems has fallen with less use of phone services in October as more people go online to use digital services as the number of digital accounts exceeds 21m

In our regular Q&A series from Croner Taxwise, Hilary Budd is myth busting five VAT questions from taxable turnover for Making Tax Digital to input tax on electric vehicles

HMRC has extended the Making Tax Digital (MTD) for VAT compliance date for businesses judged to have complex or legacy IT systems and they will be given extra time to meet the requirement to maintain digital links as part of the new filing regime

The key HMRC filing deadlines from October to December 2019 including notification of chargeability for income tax/capital gains tax for 2018-19 if not registered for self assessment, loan charge payment deadline and Making Tax Digital for VAT reporting for deferred entry businesses

Some 120,000 businesses have missed the first deadline for filing under the Making Tax Digital regime, and HMRC has sent out ‘TV licence’-style reminders urging them to do so before next month, but will not be taking enforcement action at present

The key HMRC filing deadlines from September to December 2019 including corporation tax second quarterly instalment payment for companies with annual taxable profits exceeding £20m, loan charge deadline for reporting to HMRC any disguised remuneration issues, and Making Tax Digital for VAT compliance deadline for deferred entry businesses

In this month’s roundup of tax case, Ingenious film scheme ruled tax avoidance at appeal, worker cannot claim tax relief on contractor travel expenses in Nowak, Hargreaves Lansdown loses £15m loyalty bonus tax case, Making Tax Digital confirmation notices and IR35 private sector off-payroll working guidance issued