We are now inviting applications for the first Robin Williamson Grant. This year, a grant of £2,000 will be offered to fund research in relation to tax and the gig economy. We welcome applications from anyone with a strong interest in tax (for example someone who is studying tax or a related subject...
From April 2024 some self-employed individuals (sole traders) and partnerships will be taxed on profits calculated over a different time period to their accounting year. This is because new ‘basis period reform’ rules are being introduced which mean all self-employment and partnership profits will b...
The Low Incomes Tax Reform Group (LITRG) are warning people on lower incomes of the potential risks when answering an advert to become a director of a company in exchange for a fee....
The House of Commons’ Public Accounts Committee is currently carrying out an inquiry into the progress of HMRC’s flagship transformation programme, ‘Making Tax Digital’ (MTD). The inquiry is particularly focused on the original vision of MTD, progress made on the project up to December 2022 when bot...
A new report by the body tasked with investigating complaints against HMRC is further evidence that the tax authority is ill-equipped to deal with the pressures on its services. ...
We have responded to HMRC’s consultation on ‘Tougher consequences for the promoters of tax avoidance’, focussing on their proposals to expedite the disqualification of directors of companies involved in tax avoidance....