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Experiencing a delay on the way to my firm’s Glasgow office recently because the shooting of the latest Spiderman film had taken over the city centre, I reflected on just how successful our cre

The Construction Industry Scheme (CIS) is a complex system that affects a wide range of businesses involved in UK construction work, including many that may not realise they fall within its sco

The Visitor Accommodation (Register and Levy) Etc. (Wales) Act 2025 (VARLA 2025) received Royal Assent in September 2025, marking a major step in the evolution of Welsh tax powers.

Businesses often underestimate how much tax shapes behaviour. Consider the 5p charge on plastic bags: a minor levy that fundamentally shifted consumer habits almost overnight.

Each year, the House of Lords Economic Affairs Finance Bill Sub-Committee conducts an inquiry into specific aspects of the draft Finance Bill, taking written and oral evidence to produce an apo

The CIOT has commented on the Trust Registration Service aspects of the draft Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing (Amendment and Miscellaneous Provision) Regulations 2025, issued for consu

My article ‘Unpaid employment taxes: shifting liability’ in the September issue of Tax Adviser outlined HMRC’s powers to collect unpaid PAYE and NICs from employees and persons other t

The CIOT and ATT have both commented on the draft legislation, issued on 26 July, which implements the October 2024 Budget announcement that from 6 April 2027 any unused pension funds or death

The CIOT has commented on the draft legislation, issued on 26 July, to implement the October 2024 Budget announcement that, from 6 April 2026, a new £1 million allowance will apply to the combi

The merged research and development (R&D) tax relief scheme was introduced for accounting periods beginning on or after 1 April 2024.