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The Low Pay Commission (LPC) has launched a consultation seeking evidence to help guide its recommendations on the 2026 national minimum wage (NMW) and national living wage (NLW) rates. The consultation focuses on the affordability, effects and...

Talks on a UK-India free trade agreement (FTA) concluded on 6 May and, subject to the legal text being finalised satisfactorily, signing of the deal is expected in due course (and it will enter into force following completion of the relevant...

The Centre for Economics and Business Research (CEBR) has published a new report on the impact of the FA 2025 changes to domicile and removal of the remittance basis from 2025/26 onwards. Key findings include: should 25% of non-dom remittance basis...

HMRC’s ‘don’t get caught out’ campaign is not using the correct terminology when educating taxpayers about scams and tax evasion and risks conflating illegal immoral acts with legal and legitimate behaviour, according to Blick Rothenberg. In their...

A global tax policy survey conducted by Deloitte reveals that transparency and reporting and digitalisation are enduring key priorities for global tax leaders, while sustainability policy is having a growing impact on organisations amid ongoing...

HMRC have updated their guidance on promoters of tax avoidance schemes to provide more information on stop notices. Sections 4.1 and 4.2 of the guidance have been updated to clarify who has the power to give, and the conditions for, stop notices. The...

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

Tax Journal thanks its authors for April (click on links below to view author profiles and access their contributions):Jo Bateson - FA 2025 review: The new FIG regime: who are the real winners?Patrick Cannon - FA 2025 review: SDLT increasesAdam...

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

The reform of three core areas of the UK’s international tax rules is back on the agenda with the Tax Update Spring 2025 measures announced this week, with the government now consulting on transfer pricing, permanent establishment and diverted...