28 March 2025| CATEGORIES: HMRC, HMRC consultation, Spring Statement 2025, Tax, tax compliance| TAGS: penalty regime, public consultations, Spring Statement, tax avoidance, tax measures
The UK chancellor, Rachel Reeves, delivered her Spring Statement this week. While no tax rises were announced, details of a number of key tax related measures and new consultations were published in the accompanying documentation.
26 March 2025| CATEGORIES: judicial review, Private school fees, VAT case| TAGS:
A case challenging the government’s decision to impose VAT on private school fees will take place in the High Court next week. The specific arguments are that the policy contravenes Article 2 of the First Protocol (right to education) of the ECHR, both on its own and when read in conjunction with Article 14 (protection from discrimination).
20 March 2025| CATEGORIES: digitalisation, e-invoicing, HMRC, HMRC consultation, tax compliance| TAGS: AI, consultations, customs simplifications, e-invoicing, HMRC
At an event marking the twentieth anniversary of the establishment of HMRC, Exchequer Secretary to the Treasury, James Murray MP, delivered a speech reflecting on the past 20 years and highlighting plans for the future of the tax authority.
