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Highlights this week include news on gaps in self-employed National Insurance records, two GAAR advisory panel opinions, and an update from HMRC on the cases it is reviewing under the Corporate Criminal Offences rules. We also cover two cases, one of which involves a Home Loan scheme that was effective for Inheritance Tax (IHT) purposes.

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We have another bumper tax update this week, including poor scores for HMRC in the Charter Stakeholder Group’s annual report, with HMRC’s responsiveness receiving the lowest score of all charter standards for the third consecutive year. We also look at HMRC’s July Agent Update and several consultations, including one exploring the tax treatment of predevelopment costs.

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This week, a firm date finally lands for the Capital Goods Scheme simplification, agents get a timely steer ahead of the first round of MTD quarterly filings and HMRC admits to a calculation error that’s been running since 2010. Add a fresh consultation and Legislation Day's draft legislation, including new rules for taxing stablecoins from April 2027, and there is plenty to keep agents busy.

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In last year’s Transformation Roadmap, HMRC set out their intention to become a digital-first organisation, with at least 90% of taxpayer and agent interactions taking place digitally by 2030. This week, a progress update was published, revealing that in 2025-26, 78% of taxpayer interactions with HMRC were through automated or digital self-serve channels, up from 76% in 2024-25.

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Following on from HMRC’s 2026 Tax Update last week, we take a closer look at several of the consultations and proposals. There are a lot of potential developments for tax agents and taxpayers to examine, including proposals that will require most VAT-registered businesses and employers to pay VAT and PAYE liabilities by Direct Debit.