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Once in a while (but not often), taxpayers win cases in the courts where there is an alleged tax avoidance element.

The purpose of litigation is to enable the parties to a dispute to resolve it through an independent judicial process.

From 6 April 2026, the construction industry faces a significant shift in how HMRC tackles supply chain fraud within the Construction Industry Scheme (CIS).

And this new tax year is rather a special one: at long last, we have reached the official start date for Making Tax Digital (MTD) for Income Tax.

Included within the Finance Bill 2025-26 was a package of measures affecting tax agents including:

• 12,029,168 self-assessment returns were expected.
• A total of 11,489,825 retu

In November 2025, HMRC formally launched an enhanced informant and reward scheme, marking a significant shift in the UK’s approach to tackling serious tax avoidance and evasion.

Cyber attacks are having a significant impact on both UK citizens and the economy.

On the public policy front, our teams, led by Ellen Milner and Emma Rawson, have been actively engaged in making representations on the Finance Bill.

One of HMRC’s stated ambitions for the introduction of MTD is to reduce taxpayer error and mistakes under Self Assessment.