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The last update to the Continuing Professional Development (CPD) regulations and guidance was in 2017 and represented a considerable change to our previous approach.

HMRC’s self-declared ambition is for the UK to become one of the most digitally advanced tax administrations in the world.

The Office of Tax Simplification published its review of simplification (see bit.ly/3AIpTwW) on 18 July – just before Parliament rose for the summer recess.

The tax gap is the estimated difference between the amount of tax that should in theory be paid to HMRC and what is actually paid.

There has been a significant amount of coverage in accountancy and contractor press and forums recently on managed service companies.

One of the traditional means of apparently simplifying the tax system has always been to lift thresholds.

Contracts for the sale of interests in land commonly provide for completion by the payment by the purchaser of the outstanding consideration and the transfer by the vendor of the land interest

The UK General Anti Abuse Rule (GAAR) was introduced in April 2013 (and applies to arrangements entered into on or after 17 July 2013) in order to remove any tax advantages gained by an a

One of the best series of events – at least in my view(!) – is the History of Tax events run by the Worshipful Company of Tax Advisers and often hosted by the CIOT (see