NEWS

HMRC have made further changes to their Pillar Two guidance, with new sections on common reporting obligation misconceptions and the transitional safe harbour rules. How to prepare for MTT and DTT has been updated to include the...

The Italian government has announced that the ‘substitute tax’ on foreign income and gains of individuals who transfer their tax residence to Italy is to be doubled to €200,000. Similar to the position in the UK, individuals who are resident in Italy...

HMRC have updated its late-payment and repayment interest rates, following the Bank of England’s 1 August 2024 decision to cut the bank base rate to 5% (from 5.25%).For most taxes and payments, the late-payment interest rate will be 7.5% and the...

The Tribunal Procedure Committee has launched a consultation on potential amendments to the rules for each chamber of the First-tier Tribunal and the employment tribunals regarding the issuing of a full decision. The most significant proposal would...

HMRC have published new guidance on the reporting rules for operators of online platforms, covering the following:what qualifies as a digital platform;which platform operators fall within the reporting requirements;categories of sellers which should...

The ATT suggests that the new requirement for employers to report detailed employee working hours data to HMRC may now not begin until April 2026 at the earliest, rather than from April 2025 as originally intended. The ATT says that, because of the...

In a letter to the OECD Secretariat responding to the OECD’s public consultation on the GloBE Information Return (GIR), Business at OECD (BIAC) has said it is 'deeply concerned about the complexity and enormous compliance burden associated with the...

The CJEU has announced that, with effect from 1 October 2024, part of the Court of Justice’s jurisdiction to give preliminary rulings will be transferred to the General Court. The transfer concerns six areas: the common system of VAT; excise duties;...

The Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) has updated its guidance on giving evidence by video link from abroad in a UK court or tribunal case. The FCDO has included further detail, added links to tribunal webpages and updated the list of...

HMRC have issued basic contact information, directing agents to its online services for various self-assessment or PAYE tasks and also the Agent Dedicated Line, asking agents not to use the helpline ‘to check progress or ask about tax and employment...