Issue : Vol 185, Issue 4726

Expert parliamentary office should be set up for MPs

2020 vision

Gill and grazing

Time to act

 Key pointsAdvisers and contractors should be preparing for the April 2020 IR35 rule changes. Understanding the key elements of research and development tax credit claims. The value of...

The global picture

Running scared ; Mish-mash ; New camera ; CGT calculations

Serious VAT errors dilemma for hotel.

Gains on loan of shares from trust fund.

Holdover relief on farmhouse not occupied by the owner.

Tax calculations on EMI share options.

The government has made substantial amendments to the loan charge in light of Sir Amyas Morse’s review published on 20 December. The former National Audit Office chief supported the policy...

Taxpayers’ use of mediation to settle tax disputes in the past year has declined, with the number of cases falling 25% from 553 in 2017-18 to 417 in 2018-19, according to data obtained from HMRC...

Pensions and tax experts are calling on the government to act quickly to deliver its manifesto promise to fix an unfair tax flaw. This results in about 1.7 million low-income workers (mostly women)...

HMRC received 3,003 self-assessment tax returns on Christmas day – a not insubstantial increase on the 2,616 taxpayers who filed returns on the same day in 2018. The peak time was between noon...