Taxman heavily criticised over PAYE fiasco

Public Accounts Committee goes in hard on HMRC's "mismanagement" of the PAYE system

01 Feb 2011

A proper economics debate: Ed Balls back on the economy beat

21 Jan 2011

Taxman must stop micro-managing, say union leaders

Ten years of cuts have seen HMRC morale plummet, a Treasury committee heard yesterday

20 Jan 2011

Saving the taxman from the axe

The government wants to cut the HMRC budget by 15%.

19 Jan 2011

Experts hail 'grown up' approach to finance bill

Tax profession welcomes early chance to probe finance three months before it becomes law

10 Dec 2010

Treasury sets bank levy higher than expected

Bank levy will be charged at 0.05% rather than the expected 0.04%, rising to 0.075% in 2012

10 Dec 2010

CBI describes anti-avoidance rule as "unwelcome"

David Gauke's announcement of a general anti-avoidance rule will add uncertainty to the tax system, warns CBI

06 Dec 2010

Treasury panel chief to drop Rugby Estates NED role

Andrew Tyrie, chairman of the Treasury select committee, will step down from non-executive role at Rugby Estates in December

19 Nov 2010

Avoidance isn't illegal...is it?

17 Nov 2010

Treasury chief says errant advisers will receive "no quarter"

Exchequer secretary David Gauke says government will come down hard on advisers involved in tax "avoidance"

17 Nov 2010

The full list of 1,042 reliefs

The Office of Tax Simplification

09 Nov 2010

HMRC raises stakes on winding up orders

Taxman represents a much greater proportion of winding up petitions in 2009, compared to a year earlier

08 Nov 2010

Spending review 'cannot afford' damage to tax collection

The Treasury's budget is in the "unprotected" category, and advisers are hoping that the Comprehensive Spending Review will not affect the department

20 Oct 2010

Treasury staff face squeeze on space

Latest government austerity measures focus on use of Treasury building

02 Aug 2010

Pensions tax talks welcomed by advisers

Moves to work out pensions tax relief welcomed by advisers, but there is still a long way to go

28 Jul 2010

Holiday let tax relief to be tightened

Qualifying period for furnished holiday lets to be extended under Treasury plans

28 Jul 2010

Controlled foreign companies talks kick off

Government unveils latest attempt to keep multinationals in the UK, while ensuring the way company funds are used in low tax jurisdictions does not erode the UK's tax base

27 Jul 2010