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HMRC has an anniversary this year as it is 20 years since it came into existence, having previously been two very different departments – the Inland Revenue and Customs & Excise.

HM Treasury’s Spending Review representation portal is now open for submissions (www.smartsurvey.co.uk/s/SpendingReview25).

On 18 November 2024, HMRC convened a meeting of representatives from several professional bodies, including the CIOT, to discuss and seek feedback on the construction of the draft legislation conce

Zero hours contracts for agency workers

The government published a consultation in October (tinyurl.com/33y5waw9), on the application of the zero h

Dealing with last minute tax returns in January is always challenging and often takes priority over other areas of work.

Before I retired, most of my clients were companies and charities so, apart from a couple of large religious charitable trusts, the only income tax return I have dealt with in recent years is my ow

The clauses selected for debate by the Committee of the whole House related to capital gains tax (CGT) rates and reliefs, oil and gas taxation, VAT on private school fees rates and rates of stamp d

While we buy our Christmas pudding from Betty’s (a Yorkshire institution) and so no longer follow the Victorian tradition of Stir-up Sunday, like most families the Batty household has its own Chris

I could not find the original ‘road map’ online but I do have my own copy from the launch.

From HMRC’s point of view, there are three main ways an individual can be assessed to income tax: