HMRC responds to postal concerns with new taskforce
HMRC

HMRC responds to postal concerns with new taskforce

9m Greg Noble

HMRC responds to postal concerns with new taskforc...

Between 2021 and 2022, HMRC responded to 39.5% of postal queries within 15 days, compared to 70.3% between 2019 and 2020, according to a recent Public...

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Telecoms solution to ‘remove the pain’ of HMRC wait times
Accounting Firms

Telecoms solution to ‘remove the pain’ of HMRC wait times

9m Sam Alberti

Telecoms solution to ‘remove the pain’ of HMRC wai...

The tax authority has faced increasing backlash due to dwindling service levels in recent months Read More...

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Collecting customer data the main barrier to HMRC’s Single Customer Accounts, ICAEW says
HMRC

Collecting customer data the main barrier to HMRC’s Single Customer Account...

9m Greg Noble

Collecting customer data the main barrier to HMRC’...

HMRC believes its Single Customer Account (SCA) scheme, which is expected to be in place by 2025, will transform its digital service offering Read Mor...

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HMRC to appeal Gary Lineker IR35 case
HMRC

HMRC to appeal Gary Lineker IR35 case

9m Greg Noble

HMRC to appeal Gary Lineker IR35 case

Lineker won his case against HMRC over a £4.9m tax bill for income he earned from 2013 to 2014 and 2017 to 2018 Read More...

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Government execution of MTD ‘out of control’ as costs spiral
HMRC

Government execution of MTD ‘out of control’ as costs spiral

9m Sam Alberti

Government execution of MTD ‘out of control’ as co...

The regime's total cost is now thought to be five times the original forecast Read More...

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HMRC set to close self-assessment helpline for three months
HMRC

HMRC set to close self-assessment helpline for three months

10m Sam Alberti

HMRC set to close self-assessment helpline for thr...

The closure is intended to reduce the burden on HMRC phone lines and prioritise 'urgent' cases Read More...

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IR35: Government set to tackle ‘murky’ umbrella company market
Contracting

IR35: Government set to tackle ‘murky’ umbrella company market

10m Sam Alberti

IR35: Government set to tackle ‘murky’ umbrella co...

The fresh proposals mark the end of a 14-month wait for the findings of a public consultation Read More...

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Playing in the sandbox: HMRC's flawed policy pilot
HMRC

Playing in the sandbox: HMRC's flawed policy pilot

10m Helen Thornley , ATT Technical Officer

Playing in the sandbox: HMRC's flawed policy pilot

ATT Technical Officer Helen Thornley looks at the latest consultation from HMRC about how to improve the processes of testing of new systems and polic...

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CIOT: Poor HMRC service ‘hammers away’ at trust
Brexit & Economy

CIOT: Poor HMRC service ‘hammers away’ at trust

10m Sam Alberti

CIOT: Poor HMRC service ‘hammers away’ at trust

The Chartered Institute of Taxation has issued damning comments on HMRC's ongoing challenges with service levels Read More...

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IR35 liabilities in public sector reach £300m
Contracting

IR35 liabilities in public sector reach £300m

10m Sam Alberti

IR35 liabilities in public sector reach £300m

The UKRI follows the DWP and DEFRA in being handed hefty tax bills Read More...

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HMRC R&D raid poses “significant risk” to accountants
HMRC

HMRC R&D raid poses “significant risk” to accountants

10m Sam Alberti

HMRC R&D raid poses “significant risk” to accounta...

HMRC investigations into R&D claims will have risen by 900% in the past four years, research suggests Read More...

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HMRC says WFH does not affect service levels
HMRC

HMRC says WFH does not affect service levels

11m Greg Noble

HMRC says WFH does not affect service levels

HMRC had the lowest Whitehall department headquarters staff occupancy rates for the week commencing April 17 Read More...

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HMRC names and shames two offshore tax avoidance schemes
HMRC

HMRC names and shames two offshore tax avoidance schemes

11m Sam Alberti

HMRC names and shames two offshore tax avoidance s...

The two Belize-based schemes were "cynically marketed", a HMRC official said Read More...

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Market split on harsher treatment for tax avoiders
Contracting

Market split on harsher treatment for tax avoiders

11m Sam Alberti

Market split on harsher treatment for tax avoiders

A new HMRC consultation will assess whether to criminalise the failure to comply with a Stop Notice Read More...

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HMRC launches ‘potentially game-changing’ IR35 review
Contracting

HMRC launches ‘potentially game-changing’ IR35 review

11m Sam Alberti

HMRC launches ‘potentially game-changing’ IR35 rev...

A review of the controversial issue is long overdue, sources say Read More...

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HMRC helpline has reached ‘critical point’, says ICAEW
HMRC

HMRC helpline has reached ‘critical point’, says ICAEW

11m Greg Noble

HMRC helpline has reached ‘critical point’, says I...

HMRC’s customer service offering is becoming a “real problem” for taxpayers, says Miskin Read More...

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‘Absurd’ loophole sees UK tax avoidance schemes removed from HMRC list
HMRC

‘Absurd’ loophole sees UK tax avoidance schemes removed from HMRC list

12m Sam Alberti

‘Absurd’ loophole sees UK tax avoidance schemes re...

The Finance Act says that schemes can only be named and shamed for a year Read More...

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Digital services tax still existing is a ‘failure’
HMRC

Digital services tax still existing is a ‘failure’

12m Greg Noble

Digital services tax still existing is a ‘failure’

The tax raised £358 million in its inaugural year, surpassing initial estimates by 30% Read More...

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HMRC in ‘listening mode’ with attempts to improve service levels
HMRC

HMRC in ‘listening mode’ with attempts to improve service levels

1y Greg Noble

HMRC in ‘listening mode’ with attempts to improve ...

Three months on from damning report, HMRC service levels remain below pre-pandemic baseline Read More...

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Gary Lineker's HMRC battle wasn’t an IR35 case after all
HMRC

Gary Lineker's HMRC battle wasn’t an IR35 case after all

1y Greg Noble

Gary Lineker's HMRC battle wasn’t an IR35 case aft...

HMRC has 56 days to appeal to the Upper Tribunal (Tax and Chancery Chamber) Read More...

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Declaring cryptoassets separately will help avoid ‘taxpayer confusion’    
HMRC

Declaring cryptoassets separately will help avoid ‘taxpayer confusion’    

1y Greg Noble

Declaring cryptoassets separately will help avoid ...

It is reported that around 6% of UK adults own cryptocurrency Read More...

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Dave Chaplin: ‘IR35 is a growth issue for the Tories’
Budget

Dave Chaplin: ‘IR35 is a growth issue for the Tories’

1y Sam Alberti

Dave Chaplin: ‘IR35 is a growth issue for the Tori...

As the Spring Budget approaches, dissenters of the UK government’s increasingly complex contractor legislation are baying for change. HMRC has already...

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Accounting bodies: HMRC service levels ‘top priority’ for Spring Budget
Budget

Accounting bodies: HMRC service levels ‘top priority’ for Spring Budget

1y Sam Alberti

Accounting bodies: HMRC service levels ‘top priori...

HMRC service levels have fallen to an “unacceptably low level” and must be urgently addressed as part of the forthcoming Spring Budget statement, the ...

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R&D exodus for UK STEM amid ‘complexity and uncertainty’
HMRC

R&D exodus for UK STEM amid ‘complexity and uncertainty’

1y Sam Alberti

R&D exodus for UK STEM amid ‘complexity and uncert...

Half of all STEM businesses plan to move R&D activity overseas due to forthcoming changes Read More...

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HMRC’s new VAT penalties: A fairer system?
HMRC

HMRC’s new VAT penalties: A fairer system?

1y Lauren Harvey , Assistant accountants manager, The Accountancy Partnership

HMRC’s new VAT penalties: A fairer system?

At the beginning of the year, HMRC implemented a new penalties system for late VAT submissions and payments. The new points-based penalty system is ar...

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90% of ADR cases resolved within 120 days, despite shift to video call, states HMRC
HMRC

90% of ADR cases resolved within 120 days, despite shift to video call, sta...

1y Greg Noble

90% of ADR cases resolved within 120 days, despite...

HMRC has emphasised that all mediators will be impartial throughout the ADR process Read More...

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New HMRC umbrella company guidance ‘doesn’t solve the bigger issue’
Contracting

New HMRC umbrella company guidance ‘doesn’t solve the bigger issue’

1y Sam Alberti

New HMRC umbrella company guidance ‘doesn’t solve ...

This only serves to highlight flaws in the system, experts have said Read More...

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