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

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

2y 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...

2y 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

2y 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

2y 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

2y 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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Playing in the sandbox: HMRC's flawed policy pilot
HMRC

Playing in the sandbox: HMRC's flawed policy pilot

2y Helen Thornley

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

2y 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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HMRC R&D raid poses “significant risk” to accountants
HMRC

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

2y 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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Pace of R&D change ‘adding complexity’ for accountants
R&D

Pace of R&D change ‘adding complexity’ for accountants

2y Sam Alberti

Pace of R&D change ‘adding complexity’ for account...

The lack of a clear reform roadmap risks erosion of trust in the R&D system, one expert says Read More...

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HMRC says WFH does not affect service levels
HMRC

HMRC says WFH does not affect service levels

2y 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

2y 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

2y 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

2y 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

2y 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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Digital services tax still existing is a ‘failure’
HMRC

Digital services tax still existing is a ‘failure’

2y 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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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

2y 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’    

2y 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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Accountants sceptical as government pledges to regulate umbrella industry
Business Regulation

Accountants sceptical as government pledges to regulate umbrella industry

2y Sam Alberti

Accountants sceptical as government pledges to reg...

Plans to establish a Single Enforcement Body have resurfaced having been reportedly shelved last year 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’

2y 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

2y 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’

2y 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?

2y 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...

2y 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’

2y 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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Determining IR35 status based on archaic case law
HMRC

Determining IR35 status based on archaic case law

2y Greg Noble

Determining IR35 status based on archaic case law

The government will have to decide if IR35 will be mentioned in the 2023 Spring Budget Read More...

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ICAEW urges industry collaboration to resolve HMRC backlogs
HMRC

ICAEW urges industry collaboration to resolve HMRC backlogs

2y Greg Noble

ICAEW urges industry collaboration to resolve HMRC...

The ICAEW has proposed an emergency taskforce should be created to help improve HMRC’s backlog Read More...

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R&D tax relief reform “isn’t enough” to prevent bogus claims, inquiry finds
R&D

R&D tax relief reform “isn’t enough” to prevent bogus claims, inquiry finds

2y Sam Alberti

R&D tax relief reform “isn’t enough” to prevent bo...

An estimated £469m worth of R&D-related error fraud occurred in the 2021/22 financial year Read More...

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