Claiming the marriage allowance takes a lot of effort
The new rules for expenses and benefits in kind
Margaret Hodge’s legacy as chair of the Public Accounts Committee
Keep your client admin slick
How will the government’s ‘one nation’ approach apply to tax?
The environment for non-domiciles
Conditions for claiming personal tax reliefs
Tip the scales in your favour
The problems of obtaining details of income and capital from investment managers
Tax admin dates for your 2015 diary
Tax officials will cancel penalties for late self assessment returns that have since been submitted their return with a reasonable excuse, HMRC have confirmed.
The Revenue’s director-general of personal tax, Ruth Owen, told BBC Radio 4’s Money Box programme that there had been a change in department policy, meaning most taxpayers’ excuses would be accepted at face value rather than be submitted to inquiry.
This is a summary of issue 47 of Agent Update, HMRC’s bi-monthly news roundup for tax advisers
Digital agent engagement
Agents were invited in January to take part in a series of regional events with HMRC representatives.