NEWS

In an update to its main notice on how to complete and submit the VAT return electronically, HMRC have added a new section 4.7 on the second-hand motor vehicle payment scheme. This is the scheme that was introduced for traders who buy second-hand...

HMRC have issued a reminder that some goods will be subject to full customs controls when moved from the Republic of Ireland to Great Britain on and after 31 January 2024. Goods moving from Northern Ireland to Great Britain via Irish ports will also...

HMRC have published the text of a Memorandum of arrangement which sets out how the UK and New Zealand intend to apply the arbitration provisions in Part 6 of the BEPS Multilateral Instrument. Part 6 deals with mandatory binding arbitration of mutual...

The Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing (High-Risk Countries) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations, SI 2023/1306, update the list of countries in relation to which extra anti-money laundering due diligence requirements apply. Bulgaria, Cameroon,...

New research from tax technology company Vertex suggests that up to 75% of global businesses accept a certain level of tax compliance risk in relation to indirect taxes.The survey, Compliance’s complexity: Attitudes and barriers to getting it right...

Six of the 18 tech giants that pay the UK’s new digital services tax have faced investigations by HMRC, according to Pinsent Masons. Sophie Warren, tax manager at Pinsent Masons, said: ‘As this is a very new tax, there’s a lot of scope for differing...

HMRC’s Wealthy team is sending out letters to a number of agents inviting them to participate in a phase two trial of the Wealthy Compliance Portal (WCP) for their wealthy clients. The first phase of the WCP trial concerned the concept and...

HMRC’s latest pension schemes newsletter highlights the three broad areas which will be affected by abolition of the lifetime allowance, each of which is reflected in the detailed provisions of Schedule 9 to Finance Bill 2024. HMRC intends to issue...

This roundup sets out the most important changes to HMRC manuals over the past week as curated by our editors.  

As had been expected, following the announcements at Autumn Statement 2023, the Finance Bill was published on 29 November 2023. The bill, which is expected to become Finance Act 2024 when it receives royal assent, runs to some 327 pages of...