Both the Institute of Chartered Accountants In England and Wales (ICAEW) and the Association of Taxation Technicians (ATT) have asked HMRC to consider postponing next April's changes to the employee benefits and expenses reporting systems.

The Government is consulting on a proposed introduction of fees in the tax chamber of the Tribunal Service, as part of a general fee reform of Courts and Tribunals fees.

HMRC's new briefing on their forthcoming Direct Recovery of Debts (DRD) powers fails to mention that the draft legislation now includes specific provisions in respect of payments due under the new Accelerated Payment Notice (APN) regime.

The Association of Taxation Technicians (ATT) has expressed serious concerns about the £5,000 dividend allowance, announced in the Summer Budget.

After over a month of confusion following the Summer Budget as to how the government's new proposals for dividend taxation from 2016/17 will work, HMRC has now published a Dividend Allowance Factsheet with more detail and illustrative examples.