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
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
MPs have criticised HMRC’s response to the Covid-19 crisis, claiming some groups of taxpayers have been unfairly excluded from support packages, while the department’s strategy for property and IT systems has been shown to be wanting
Lower rates for entrepreneurs in green technology would help to inspire investment in the UK, creating jobs and export opportunities as part of the Green Recovery Plan, argues Blick Rothenberg’s David Hough
In a round-up of the major business tax stories of the year, we look at non-coronavirus tax news, including SME R&D tax relief cap, IR35 reporting delay, Making Tax Digital (MTD) timetable for corporation tax, carbon emissions review and digital services tax
In a round-up of the biggest personal tax stories of the year, we look at all the non-coronavirus news, including a potential wealth tax, CGT charges on second home sales, ‘deliberate’ errors, fall in IHT receipts, buy-to-let tax hikes and pension tax relief admin discrepancy
With reforms to the off payroll working regulations set to be introduced to the private sector in April next year, HMRC’s online tool for determining IR35 status has failed to produce a definite answer in almost one in five cases over the past year
In our regular Q&A series, Croner Taxwise, senior VAT consultant, Hilary Budd, explores how Brexit will affect digital service providers using VAT Mini One Stop Shop (VAT MOSS) to account for VAT on sales to EU consumers
Among the recent crop of tax policy announcements, HMRC is consulting on how the principles established for Making Tax Digital for quarterly online filing could be implemented for corporation tax
The OECD’s plans for reaching a consensus-based global approach to taxing digital services have been delayed, with no agreement now likely before mid-2021, despite analysis suggesting up to $100bn (£77bn) is at stake annually, an update on progress has revealed
Amazon paid £293m in tax in the UK in 2019, while its sales rose 26% to £13.73bn, up from £10.9bn the previous year, fuelling concerns about the taxation of digital companies
