The HMRC app has been updated to give access to most tax services on the platform in Welsh for the first time

Generative artificial intelligence such as ChatGPT will have significant implications for accountants but AI tools need training to be a true expert in tax and accounting, argues Russell Gammon, chief solutions officer, Tax Systems

HMRC has increased spending on IT staff to £150m, almost double the pre-pandemic figure in 2019

The complexity of pricing models for software for Making Tax Digital reporting is a headache for businesses, while many rely on their accountants for advice on purchasing decisions

HMRC has extended the pilot to test out group access controls in the Agent Services Account (ASA) to larger accountancy firms 

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)

Thousands of taxpayers have been left waiting as HMRC phone delays continue, despite many rushing to submit their tax returns ahead of 31 January deadline

More than 50,000 taxpayers have used the HMRC app to make £50m in self assessment tax payments since February, HMRC has revealed

HMRC has confirmed that it is conducting a four-day IT maintenance programme which will mean that the Making Tax Digital for VAT services will not be available

The value of capital gains tax (CGT) paid by people under 35 has more than doubled in a year, from £192m in 2019/20 to £421m in 2020/21

HMRC is trialling new functionality providing granular permissions for agent services accounts (ASA) to allow accountancy firms to control which staff have access to client tax accounts

Moving traditional tax software to the cloud improves productivity but forward planning and data control is critical, explains Russell Gammon, chief solutions officer at Tax Systems