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There are several important updates for employers this week, as HMRC publish their latest Employer Bulletin. In other tax news, we have updates on the Scottish and Welsh Budgets, and three new tax cases, including two Court of Appeal (CoA) decisions. 

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With the introduction of the first phase of Making Tax Digital for Income Tax (MTD for IT) less than six months away, HMRC have published guidance on how to apply for an exemption when taxpayers are considered 'digitally excluded'.

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This week’s hot topics include the introduction of a new service to collect the High Income Child Benefit Charge (HICBC) via PAYE, the timing of the next Scottish and Welsh Budgets, and a tool to check whether projects qualify for Research and Development (R&D) tax relief.

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There are several important items for agents this week with the release of the September Agent Update. We also have an interesting First Tier Tribunal decision concerning the VAT treatment of the supply of locum medical practitioners, a summary of the CIOT Autumn Tax Conference from CIOT President, Nichola Ross Martin, and updates on the Welsh ‘Tourism Tax’ and Scottish Winter Heating Payments. 

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It has been a busy couple of weeks in the world of tax. HMRC have made their first Corporate Criminal Offences charging decision, and a voluntary COVID support repayment scheme has been launched, which gives individuals and businesses a chance to repay overclaimed COVID scheme money before tougher sanctions are introduced. We also bring news of a retired cricketer getting caught out on the taxation of sponsorship income.