Traffic management under CIS: changing lanes
HMRC’s revised approach to traffic management services under the Construction Industry Scheme (CIS), introduced from 1 March 2025, continues to create practical and compliance challenges for bu
HMRC’s revised approach to traffic management services under the Construction Industry Scheme (CIS), introduced from 1 March 2025, continues to create practical and compliance challenges for bu
HMRC introduced new legislation requiring tax advisers who interact with HMRC on behalf of clients to register with HMRC and meet minimum standards.
For most of my career as a tax professional, I have been fascinated by the idea of doing things better, smarter and in a more technology-enabled way.
The VAT treatment of food is a good example of how a simple, widely known tax rule is actually subject to considerable complexity and, consequently, much confusion.
From 1 April 2026, HMRC has enhanced enforcement powers designed to target advisers who intentionally facilitate tax losses. These are introduced by Finance Act 2026 ss 250-253 and Sch 22.
In ‘Demystifying partial exemption: getting VAT recovery right’ (March 2026, Tax Adviser), we explored the fundamentals of partial exemption – the process of determining how much VAT a business can
HMRC confirmed that they will be introducing multi-factor authentication in HMRC’s agent update
Once in a while (but not often), taxpayers win cases in the courts where there is an alleged tax avoidance element.
Supply chain transformation – the strategic redesign of how goods are sourced, produced, moved and delivered – has become a board-level priority for multinational businesses over the past decad