At report stage on 8 January, MPs agreed a cross-party amendment to clause 89 (minor amendments in consequence of EU withdrawal), making the clause subject to the affirmative procedure.
The government has published its Good work plan, setting out the actions it intends to take in response to the four consultations which followed its conclusions in February on the Taylor review of modern working practices.
HMRC has published for consultation until 22 February 2019 a draft version of a new Life Assurance Manual, covering the corporation tax regime for life assurance and other long-term insurance business which came into effect in January 2013.
HMRC has issued a call for evidence until 20 March 2019 on how electronic till systems are being misused to facilitate tax evasion by hiding or reducing the value of individual transactions (electronic sales suppression).
The amount of R&D tax relief claimed by businesses through the patent box scheme jumped 25% in 2016/17, reaching £942.5m, increasing from £754.3m in 2016, according to accountancy firm Moore Stephens.
HMRC has published guidance for individuals on potential liability to income tax, NICs and CGT that may arise on receipt or disposal of cryptoassets (see bit.ly/2QH26YE).
HMRC will shortly begin sending letters to those businesses it has identified as falling within the group permitted to defer compliance with making tax digital (MTD) until October 2019.
HMRC has published its fourth annual report on the operation of the code of practice on taxation for banks, covering the period from 1 April 2017 to 31 March 2018.
The report states that the code continues to support improved behaviour across the banking sector. Findings include: