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HMRC’s AI-Driven Tax System In The UK: Promises, Pressures And The Road To Digital TaxationHM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) has set itself an ambitious goal: by 2030, 90% of customer interactions should be digital,…
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How Debt Assignment Is Taxed as Shareholder IncomeUK corporate law and HMRC guidance have long recognised that transactions between a company and its shareholders are subject to…
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What You Need to Know About Tax Reliefs for Multi-Property Investment in the UKBuying two or more homes together can trigger special stamp duty and property transaction tax rules across the UK. The…
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Surge in VAT Investigations for Large Businesses: What’s Behind HMRC’s Crackdown on Unpaid Tax?HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) has adopted a significantly tougher stance on VAT investigations for large businesses recently. Investigations into…
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2026-27 VAT Fuel Scale Charges: Key Changes and What They Mean for Your BusinessFrom 1 May 2026, the UK VAT road fuel scale charges change to cover the period to 30 April 2027.…
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How the Film Tax Relief Fraud Case Uncovered Large-Scale Tax EvasionTwo UK brothers were recently convicted for abusing the government’s film tax relief scheme. Between 2011 and 2015 they submitted…
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Everything You Need to Know About Director’s Loan Write-Off and the Douglas Boulton CaseIn a 2026 tax appeal, the First-tier Tribunal (Tax) upheld HMRC’s view that a written-off director’s loan triggers an income…
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What You Need to Know About HMRC’s £186 Million Tax Clawback CampaignRecent headlines cite official UK data showing that HMRC spent “£186 million” enforcing the loan charge. The loan charge enforcement…
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Can You Hold Crypto ETNs in an IFISA? What Stratiphy Means for UK InvestorsThe position is now much clearer. Retail access to certain crypto exchange-traded notes (crypto ETNs) in an IFISA was reopened…
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VAT Payroll Fraud Case Ends in Heavy Prison SentencesThe VAT payroll fraud case in brief On 21 April 2026, a Scottish court case ended with four prison sentences…
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‘Widespread Non-Compliance’: Three-Quarters of Landlords and Sole Traders Miss Deadlines for Making Tax Digital for Income TaxSlow adoption despite clear government deadlines HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) achieved a major milestone on 6 April 2026, when…
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VAT Evasion Penalties in the UK: Cunningsburgh Man Who Evaded £166,000 in Tax Ordered to Pay Just £1A recent case in Shetland has put the spotlight on VAT fraud and confiscation orders in the UK. A businessman…
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VAT on Furnished Holiday Lets in the UK: Hidden Rules Catching Landlords OutSince April 2025, the UK government has abolished the Furnished Holiday Lettings (FHL) tax regime, aligning short-term rental profits with…
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Tax Compliance for UK Businesses: Burton Fire Alarms Case Highlights Key RisksA cautionary tale of unpaid taxes In mid-April 2026, the Insolvency Service disqualified Alex Shorthose from serving as a director…
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MTD Expenses for Childminders UK: Claiming Costs Under New RulesFrom 6 April 2026, self-employed childminders with qualifying income over £50,000 must use Making Tax Digital for Income Tax. The…
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VAT Classification for Marshmallows: Why Giant Roasting Marshmallows Could Be Zero-RatedA sticky dispute that went all the way back to tribunal In late March 2026 the First‑tier Tribunal (Tax Chamber)…
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What the Glasgow Restaurant VAT Fraud Case Teaches About Tax ComplianceIn a recent case in Glasgow, two restaurant owners were found guilty of carrying out nearly a £700,000 VAT fraud…
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How New Packaging EPR Rules Led to an £8 Million Tax for Vinarchy UKThe UK’s new packaging EPR rules (often called the “packaging tax”) took effect on 1 January 2025. Any company with…
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