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I enjoy quoting the famous line of the late comedian Eric Morecambe when he was making a mess of playing the opening bars of Grieg’s piano concerto.

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

A fundamental tenet of regulated emission trading schemes is that some businesses can reduce emissions at a lower cost than others, and the atmosphere is indifferent to the source of emiss

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

From 14 October 2024, people who want to claim tax relief on employment expenses using form P87 also have to provide supporting evidence.

What are your biggest VAT memories of 2024? You will probably recall two major announcements.

As readers will be aware, it is usually possible to make voluntary National Insurance contributions (NICs) going back up to six tax years (SI 2001/769, reg 4(3)–(5)).

Making Tax Digital for Income Tax Self-Assessment (MTD ITSA) is now less than 18 months away, with taxpayers with income over £50,000 mandated from 6 April 2026.

HMRC has often claimed that big backlogs in issuing VAT registration numbers are caused by basic errors made by the applicants when they complete Form VAT 1.

The repetitious nature of certain referrals to the Court of Justice of the European Union is perhaps a fact of life.