The tax exemption on employer-provided childcare vouchers may well be axed in the forthcoming Pre-Budget Report. This may well serve to reduce the appeal of many salary sacrifice schemes.
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HM Revenue and Customs have been creating a suite of “toolkits” which are aimed at helping tax agents man the frontline in terms of tax compliance. Reading between the lines, there is a bit more to this strategy than first meets the eye.
The Pre-budget report is due out in a couple of weeks. Do professional contractors' groups have any sway when it comes to repealing IR35? It is unlikely, as Nichola Ross Martin, explains.
What rate of VAT do you charge if you are halfway through completing a tax return or serving a drink at midnight on 31 December 2009?
In Grace v HMRC, a key residence case for airline pilots, the Court of Appeal has found that the Special Commissioner misdirected herself.
The government has launched a new consultation to simplify the associated company rules for tax.
If you are trying to file a paper tax return by 31 October you may be pipped by the on-going postal dispute.
New functions are being added to HM Revenue & Custom’s (HMRC) VAT online service in November and you will no longer need to log into the Government Gateway too.
If a tax refund is expected but has not been repaid it may well be held back by the system because it is on HMRC's inhibited automatic repayments list.