NI holiday scheme an 'embarrassing setback'

Ed Balls castigates the government for its lack of success in encouraging new business to take employees' tax relief Read More...

MPs refute HMRC reasons for poor service standards

The Treasury select committee said problems with NPS cannot be blamed for long-running issue Read More...

Removal of 50p tax rate is cuckoo says Treasury mi...

Danny Alexander labels former chancellor and some Conservatives as living in "cloud cuckoo land" Read More...

The tax system needs trust, says CIoT

President Anthony Thomas calls on the UK tax system to work more effectively, following Treasury Select Committee concerns Read More...

Time to Pay arrangements drop again

HMRC figures show fewer businesses are making arrangements Read More...

OTS proposes dropping GAAP for small businesses

The Office of Tax Simplification suggests cash accounting for small businesses Read More...

PAYE path needs careful navigation

PAYE ship steers a steady course but there are still obstacles ahead, says John Andrews Read More...

Disincorporated businesses could benefit from reli...

The Office of Tax Simplification consults on small business taxation Read More...

Informa considers UK tax base return

Informa prepared to consider UK tax return after corporate tax reforms; Lancashire Holdings announces return Read More...

Lunn accuses HMRC of 'deliberately misleading' cou...

Christopher Lunn said the taxman mislead crown court when applying for warrant Read More...

Lunn says taxman has acted improperly

Christopher Lunn questions HMRC decision to remove its tax agent status Read More...

HMRC to provide "telephone education" to SMEs

The taxman is providing advice to new businesses as part of a pilot scheme Read More...

HMRC removes Lunn agency status again

HM Revenue & Customs will not deal with Christopher Lunn as a tax agent, it has announced Read More...

Payment on account letters delayed

HMRC has said self-assessment returns have been delayed by a month Read More...

Tax computer says no...

Increasing impersonalisation of the tax system will discourage the UK's good taxpaying culture, warns David Ingall Read More...

Colin - Disclosure

Scotland would have to pay for corporation tax

David Gauke has a separate corporation tax would cost Scotland £2.6bn Read More...

Tax regime hitting videogames industry investment

Tiga warns that UK is losing out to Canada due to tax breaks Read More...

NIC holiday figures still short of target

New businesses still failing to take up flagship government scheme Read More...

Tax Health Plan brings in further £1m

The second wave of the disclosure opportunity for medics has yielded £1m since May Read More...

OECD economist proposes 'revolutionary' property t...

Pier Carlo Padoan calls for property tax based on market values Read More...

HMRC offers disclosure facility to fraudsters

Taxman to formalise contractual disclosure facility for people suspected of fraud Read More...

HMRC cost-cutting and service improvement a "huge ...

NAO warns that cost-reduction plans and service improvement will prove difficult in tandem for the Taxman Read More...

Taxman plans £235m cuts to IT

HMRC aims to reduce IT costs by £235m, a NAO report reveals Read More...

Fix PAYE or risk 'grave' consequences, says tax re...

Tax reform group warns HMRC that fixing PAYE before the introduction of further systems is urgent Read More...

Strathie to take three-month break

HMRC chief executive to undergo surgery, a spokesman has announced Read More...

Softer taxman looks to settle

HMRC's settlement strategy could lead it to actively help the taxpayer get round the law Read More...