Calls for clear tax registration

HMRC is being urged to not change the way self-employed workers register for tax but to raise awareness of the process instead. The Government has called for evidence into taxpayers' insight on whether the current registration system should be reformed. Newly...

Government launches online sales tax consultation

The Government has launched a consultation exploring the proposal of an online sales tax (OST) to "rebalance the taxation of the retail sector between online and in-store retail". Published on 25 February 2022, the Government's proposal seeks answers on what form an...

ATT urges Govt. to ‘rethink’ R&D relief plans

Tax experts have urged the Government to "rethink" some R&D tax relief changes scheduled for April 2023, fearing small companies will miss out. The Association of Taxation Technicians (ATT) expressed concern about the plan to require companies to notify HMRC about...

Govt. threatens property developers with new tax

The Government "will not hesitate" to introduce a developers' tax to hit firms responsible for dangerous cladding in residential buildings if they do not volunteer to fix safety defects, housing and communities secretary Michael Gove has said. It brings an end to a...

Creative tax reliefs fuel film and TV boom

Tax reliefs targeted at the creative industries produced a return on investment of £13.48 billion gross value added (GVA) between 2017 and 2019, according to research from the British Film Institute (BFI). This amounted to a 23.7% GVA increase since 2017, with direct...