Powers to tackle tax avoidance have tipped too far in favour of HMRC and are undermining the British justice system, a House of Lords report has warned. more»

A new consultation looking at how to increase compliance with existing “off-payroll” working rules in the private sector, has been launched today by the government. more»

An investigation into HMRC’s Check Employment Status for Tax (CEST) tool has revealed that thousands of contractors have been wrongly taxed. more»

A government clampdown on “disguised employment” in the public sector was the dominant contributor to a 10.5 per cent fall in startup formations in 2017, according to new analysis. more»

Without better analysis into claims small businesses are significant contributors to Britain’s so-called “tax gap”, HMRC risks unfairly stigmatising the self-employed, tax campaigners have warned. more»

Small, family-run businesses could find themselves targeted in a crackdown on inheritance tax relief, experts have warned, as the chancellor arms HMRC with new tools to increase its revenue. more»

The tax gap fell to six per cent in 2015 to 2016, as government measures to crack down on tax avoidance, evasion and non-compliance have taken effect. more»

HMRC has been hit with accusations of “blatant hypocrisy” after it dropped a contract with a small UK cloud supplier to seal a new deal with online giant Amazon, putting the company out of business. more»

Last year’s figure is down slightly on the £140m gathered through investigations in 2015/16. Analysis has claimed that this could be because new relief. more»

Small UK business owners have just days to start complying with strict new rules designed to combat tax evasion, with leading law firms outlining where preparations should begin. more»