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November, the Trading and Property Allowances, originally announced at Budget 2016 with the aim of providing simplicity and certainty regarding income tax obligations on small amounts of income

The TAAR, found in ITTOIA 2005 s396B, was introduced to prevent individuals converting what would otherwise be a dividend into a capital payment.

In its review of the corporation tax computation, the OTS identified capital allowances as a major source of complexity, in particular distinguishing between qualifying and non-qualifying assets an

The fundamental principle of VAT (so much so that it is the basis of the name of the tax) is that each party in a chain of supplies is required to hand over the tax in relation to the extent to whi

On 13 July 2017, after representations from many professional bodies and stakeholders (including CIOT, ATT and LITRG), the Financial Secretary to the Treasury, Mel Stride, announced a relaxation in

HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) has focused heavily on offshore matters in recent years, but believes that a huge amount of tax remains uncollected.

Clause 64 of the Finance Bill, which is now awaiting its second reading in the House of Lords on the 15th November and is expected to get Royal Assent before the Autumn Budget in November 2017, wil

For the last decade, the Business Risk Review (BRR) has been a core feature of how HMRC manage the tax compliance of the largest businesses – defined as those with a turnover of more than £200m.

Members will be aware that disincorporation relief was intended to help address the problems faced by some small businesses that had chosen to become a limited company in the past and may have want

Background to the call for evidence

In its review of the corporation tax computation (the final report for which was published i