HMRC raked in £70.8bn in total tax collected in April 2023 from £63.4bn the previous month, with inheritance tax (IHT) continuing to rise as a result of frozen allowances and inflation

Top UK retailers have called on the government to reinstate tax-free shopping for overseas tourists, which could add £4.1bn to GDP by 2025

HMRC is planning to close the VAT registration helpline, which is dedicated specifically to helping taxpayers who have questions about their VAT registration application

A skin cancer charity has called on the government to scrap the 20% VAT rate on suncream amid price rises during the cost of living crisis 

A scrap metal trader has lost a First Tier Tribunal (FTT) appeal related to a fraudulent claim for VAT input tax totalling £3.5m

A cash and carry business has lost a First Tier Tribunal (FTT) appeal related to the deduction of VAT input tax totalling £1.2m, which HMRC argued held a connection with fraud 

The VAT treatment of medical services carried out by staff directly supervised by pharmacists will be exempt from VAT

An agricultural society has won a First Tier Tribunal (FTT) appeal after a dispute with HMRC over a VAT rebate of £292,725 on admission fees, sponsorship income and advertising

A director of a company involved in vehicle and plant sales has been banned for six years for submitting inaccurate VAT returns totalling £260,000

The director of a restaurant business has lost an Upper Tribunal case against a tax bill for £212,000 refusing permission to appeal out-of-time submissions

A nutritional shot producer has won a First Tier Tribunal (FTT) appeal over a disputed £80k VAT bill about zero rating on turmeric shots

A football agent has won a First Tier Tribunal (FTT) appeal related to the VAT on a €4m (£3.5m) commission for transfer of a Portuguese footballer