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Four in 10 callers to HMRC cannot get through
HMRC service levels continue to decline as only 61% of callers managed to get through to an adviser by phone in the latest performance...
Sara White
Oct 28, 20232 min read


HMRC targets non-payers of high income child benefit charge
Tax agents and accountants are about to receive letters from HMRC warning them that their clients have wrongly reported liability for the...
Sara White
Oct 27, 20233 min read


VAT fraudsters stripped of £7.5m properties
HMRC has sold five properties belonging to two fraudsters who were serving long sentences for a multimillion pound carousel VAT fraud...
Sara White
Oct 26, 20232 min read


Business insolvencies rise 17% on last year
There has been a sharp annual rise in the number of company insolvencies in September 2023 to 1,967, 17% higher than the same month last...
Sara White
Oct 25, 20233 min read


HMRC clarifies tax on home charging of company cars
HMRC has amended guidance on the tax treatment of electric charging of company cars and vans at residential properties Sara White,...
Sara White
Oct 24, 20231 min read


Business mileage rate frozen at 45p since 2011
People who drive their own cars for work purposes are being short-changed because the tax-free amount they are paid has not changed for...
Sara White
Oct 21, 20232 min read


Online service to check overlap relief for basis period transition
HMRC is set to launch an online service to make it easier to find out tailored information about claims for overlap relief due to the...
Sara White
Oct 20, 20232 min read


One in 10 charities miss accounts filing deadline
More than 15,000 charities failed to file their annual accounts on time in 2022-23 with 9% missing the deadline, compared with 8% the...
Sara White
Oct 19, 20233 min read
Call waiting times to be included on HMRC helplines
Following a trial, messages on the estimated time it will take to speak to an adviser were extended to more HMRC helplines from 4 July...
Sara White
Oct 18, 20232 min read


HMRC will use AI to target tax evaders
HMRC plans to increase the use of artificial intelligence and machine learning to target tax evaders and non compliant taxpayers Sara...
Sara White
Oct 17, 20233 min read


Tax issues for buy to let landlords
The tax burden on buy to let landlords has increased significantly from removal of interest relief to higher capital gains tax. Tim...
Tim Palmer
Oct 13, 20235 min read


HMRC to change VAT authorisation process from October
HMRC is removing the functionality to copy across agent authorisation for VAT from the government gateway account, increasing security...
Sara White
Oct 12, 20232 min read


HMRC abandons 10-minute answering on Agent Dedicated Line
As HMRC struggles to deal with demand for telephone support, it will drop the 10-minute call answering target from the agent dedicated...
Croner-i
Oct 11, 20233 min read


How to reclaim emergency tax on pension drawdowns
HMRC has issued guidance on how to claim back a refund in the current tax year on an overpayment of tax when a pension has been flexibly...
Sara White
Oct 10, 20232 min read


Corporation tax take up 26% to record £84.7bn
HMRC has reported a massive hike in corporation tax receipts for 2022-23, rising by £17.3bn to £84.7bn Sara White, Editor, Accountancy...
Sara White
Oct 10, 20232 min read


IT specialist loses £30k share option relief appeal
An IT specialist has lost a First Tier Tribunal (FTT) appeal after claiming relief for compensation he received for the loss of rights...
Max Austin
Sep 30, 20233 min read


What you need to know: directors duties
Gavin Kramer, senior associate at Collyer Bristow, explains the key responsibilities of directors from exercising independent judgment to...
Gavin Kramer
Sep 29, 20234 min read


Wimbledon home renters warned about tax liability
As hundreds of homeowners rent out their rooms and houses during the Wimbledon tennis championships for up to £15,000 a week, it is...
Sara White
Sep 28, 20234 min read


Bringing order to chaos – entity simplification
Complex corporate structures should be simplified to reduce costs, mitigate risks and remove superfluous legal entities. Eddie Bines,...
Eddie Bines
Sep 27, 20234 min read


Complex scams on the rise warns Financial Ombudsman Service
More than 21,900 fraud and scam complaints were received by the Financial Ombudsman Service last year, with the majority being related to...
Max Austin
Sep 26, 20233 min read
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