NEWS

HMRC have published the May edition of the Stakeholder Digest, which includes the following highlights: HMRC are undertaking a three-month digital tax code change trial for a specific group of customers from 18 March, aiming to simplify explanations...

The ICAEW reports that some tax software may not yet include new CT600L boxes for the PAYE cap under the merged scheme RDEC. Taxpayers and agents are advised to contact their software provider if they have filing difficulties....

HMRC’s spending on debt collection firm TDX Group rose sharply to just over £5.2m in February 2026, up from £3.2m in January, as the government intensifies tax collection. TDX’s latest accounts show revenue increased from £63.2m to £79.7m over two...

Tax Journal thanks its authors for April (click on links below to view author profiles and access their contributions):Karen Bannister and Gary Barnett - The VAT review for AprilPenny Cogher - IHT pension tax reform: new rules, new risksAdam Craggs...

HMRC’s Spotlight 63a sets out details of a tax scheme being promoted to landlords as a way to structure their property businesses and reduce their tax bills. Sometimes referred to as a hybrid business model, the arrangement claims to: bypass mortgage...

In written statement on 22 April, the Exchequer Secretary to the Treasury, Dan Tomlinson, confirmed that the government will legislate to ensure that no one is newly brought within the scope of SDLT as a result of changes introduced by the Renters’...

HMRC are encouraging young people aged 18-23 to find and claim unclaimed Child Trust Fund (CTF) accounts by using the Gov.uk locator tool. 758,000 matured CTF accounts remain unclaimed, with funds worth around £2,200 on average, and many holders...

The Universal Credit, Personal Independence Payment, Jobseeker’s Allowance and Employment and Support Allowance (Decisions and Appeals) (Amendment) Regulations, SI 2026/457, amend SI 2013/381 to allow the Secretary of State to extend the length of a...

HMRC have issued Revenue & Customs Brief 3/2026 confirming that they will not appeal the Court of Appeal’s decision in HMRC v Colchester Institute Corporation [2026] EWCA Civ 363, in which certain public funding received by further education (FE)...

A synthesised text of the Multilateral Instrument and the 2015 UK–Croatia double tax agreement has been published. The changes have effect from 1 January 2022 for withholding taxes, from 1/6 April 2022 in the UK for corporation tax and income tax,...