The introduction of a new probate fee banding structure, which was originally proposed in 2017 and revived at the end of 2018 to take effect from April 2019, has been delayed as the relevant legislation has not yet been passed by parliament.
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Following a recent review by the Information Commissioners Office (ICO) HMRC have been found to have breached the General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR) by the use of voice authentication (Voice ID) for customer verification on some of their helplines.
The government has opened a consultation on the UK's approach to carbon pricing after Brexit, to consider various options to enable the UK continue to meet its carbon reduction targets after we leave the EU.
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This week we are launching our new Transactions in Securities 'secret' weapon: the TAAR tool.
HMRC have amended VAT notice 700/22 to provide further guidance on the use of supplier statements, petty cash transactions and charity fundraising events.
In Stephen Warshaw v HMRC [2019] TC08674 the FTT allowed an appeal against £1,158,916 of CGT: cumulative compounding preference shares were ordinary shares for Entrepreneurs' Relief.
In Bryn Williams v HMRC [2019] TC06963 the FTT held that a taxi firm owner should have registered for VAT; he was not acting as an agent for his drivers when contracting with local authorities.
In Bank Mellat v Her Majesty’s Treasury [2019] EWCA Civ 449 the Court of Appeal explored the interaction of English law and foreign laws in terms of access to sensitive evidence.