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In the June issue of Tax Adviser, I reported on the Cooke case (‘Two DP or not two DP, that’s the problem’), where an individual was able to secure a claim for entrepreneurs’

Speak to most tax advisers or accountants who interact with HMRC on a regular basis and they will be able to provide numerous examples of HMRC standards falling below what could be considered a

Without wishing to comment on the accuracy of the general public’s perception of inheritance tax, it is probably fair to say it is widely considered to be an unpopular tax.

The ATT made four representations in advance of the Autumn Budget on the following topics:

One area of increasing importance concerns responsibilities where taxpayers and/or their agents use software to file returns with HMRC.

A fundamental aspect of the tribunals system is that a tribunal is meant to be a more accessible forum for achieving justice than the courts.

The Budget in March 2024 contained proposals for changes to the taxation rules for foreign income and gains and inheritance tax (IHT) deemed domicile rules.

Entrepreneurs’ relief (now business asset disposal relief) was introduced in the Finance Act 2008 and has survived longer than its predecessor, taper relief.

The start date of Making Tax Digital for Income Tax (MTD ITSA) was officially deferred from 6 April 2024 to 6 April 2026 following the laying of regulations before the House of Commons on 22 Fe

The CIOT’s Low Incomes Tax Reform Group (LITRG) published a report in April 2023 – ‘Good guidance: the importance of effective guidance for unrepresented taxpayers’ (see