The two main tax professional bodies have given heavily qualified support to HMRC’s plans for a system of enrolment of professional tax agents.
Archived SME tax news
Companies House has announced that it is not going to force compulsory electronic filing on users by 2013 as previously planned.
HMRC has again removed agent status from accountants Christopher Lunn & Co.
Some 500,000 taxpayers will not receive reminders to pay their second instalment of tax under Self Assessment in time for the 31 July 2011 deadline.
It took ten years to re-write the 1988 Income Tax Act (ICTA 1988), but was it all worthwhile? Ipsos MORI was asked by HMRC to conduct a survey.
HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) have published a new discussion document on "Working with Tax Agents: Dishonest Conduct.
The Low Incomes Tax Reform Group (LITRG) have published a guide for people who receive tax repayment letters from HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC).
Failure to prepare accounts according to Generally Accepted Acccounting Practices (GAAP) for tax purposes led to an expensive discovery claim for the taxpayer and allegation of negligence for his acccountant.
It seems that HMRC has finally accepted that its postal system is failing. It is tackling its postal problem at director level. You can do your bit to help identify the rogue postal offices.
A rolling summary of key news in recent months for advisers.