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HM Courts & Tribunals Service updates guideline hourly rates for costs for 2025

HM Courts & Tribunals Service has revised the guideline hourly rates effective from 1 January 2025.

03 Jan 2025 00:00 | Published by a Tolley Corporation Tax expert

Digital platform reporting

HMRC has published guidance on digital platform reporting. These reporting rules started in the UK from 1 January 2024, with the first reports being due by 31 January 2025.

02 Jan 2025 00:00 | Published by a Tolley Corporation Tax expert

HMRC Guidance: Claim for a refund for overpaid PAYE

HMRC has published guidance on how businesses can claim a refund for overpaid PAYE for the current or a previous tax year.

23 Dec 2024 00:00 | Published by a Tolley Corporation Tax expert

HMRC briefing: Evidence required to claim PAYE (P87) employment expenses

HMRC has published a briefing which sets out the new process for claiming PAYE employment expenses.

23 Dec 2024 00:00 | Published by a Tolley Employment Tax expert

HMRC Stakeholder Digest: 19 December 2024

HMRC has published its latest Stakeholder Digest (19 December 2024), providing updates and reminders relevant to UK tax practitioners.

23 Dec 2024 00:00 | Published by a Tolley Corporation Tax expert

SI 2024/1365 The Double Taxation Relief and International Tax Enforcement (Ecuador) Order 2024

This Order brings into effect a Convention and Protocol (the ‘2024 Arrangements’) made by the Governments of the UK and Ecuador. The 2024 Arrangements are a Double Taxation Agreement (DTA) for the avoidance of double taxation on income and gains from cross-border activity. (Updated from draft on 20 December 2024.)

20 Dec 2024 00:00 | Published by a Tolley Corporation Tax expert

Finance Bill 2025 update: Public Bill Committee to begin in January

The Public Bill Committee is expected to begin scrutiny of the Finance Bill on 28 January 2025. Comments on the Bill are invited before then, and revised explanatory notes have been issued to cover the Government’s proposed Pillar 2 amendments.

20 Dec 2024 00:00 | Published by a Tolley Corporation Tax expert

Scottish Budget Bill published

Following the Scottish Budget on 4 December the Budget Bill has now been published.

20 Dec 2024 00:00 | Published by a Tolley Corporation Tax expert

Agent Update: Issue 126

HMRC has published Issue 126 of the Agent Update.

20 Dec 2024 00:00 | Published by a Tolley Corporation Tax expert

Finance Bill 2025 roundup – 19 December 2024

The UK Government has put forward two sets of amendments to Finance Bill 2025.

19 Dec 2024 00:00 | Published by a Tolley Corporation Tax expert

OECD Peer review on exchange information on tax rulings

The OECD/G20 Inclusive Framework on BEPS has released the latest peer review assessments for 136 jurisdictions in relation to the spontaneous exchange of information on tax rulings.

19 Dec 2024 00:00 | Published by a Tolley Corporation Tax expert

SI 2024/1349 The Van Benefit and Car and Van Fuel Benefit Order 2024

SI 2024/1349: Amendments are made to sections 150(1), 155(1B)(b), and 161(b) of the Income Tax (Earnings and Pensions) Act 2003 (the Act). This Order comes into force on 6 April 2025.

18 Dec 2024 00:00 | Published by a Tolley Employment Tax expert

Chancellor commissions Spring Forecast on 26 March 2025

The Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rachel Reeves has confirmed the Spring forecast will take place on Wednesday 26 March 2025.

17 Dec 2024 00:00 | Published by a Tolley Corporation Tax expert

Weekly Roundup HMRC Manuals: 16 December 2024

16 December 2024 - This roundup sets out the most important changes to HMRC manuals over the past week as curated by our editors

16 Dec 2024 00:00 | Published by a Tolley Corporation Tax expert

Joint subgroup on the changes to the taxation of non-doms

The subgroup which is chaired by HMRC and has members from representative bodies is time limited and will focus on the changes to the taxation of non-domiciled individuals (non-doms).

13 Dec 2024 00:00 | Published by a Tolley Trusts and Inheritance Tax expert

CIOT Finance Bill 2024-25 briefings

The CIOT has published Finance Bill 2024-25 briefings on capital gains tax and oil and gas taxation

12 Dec 2024 00:00 | Published by a Tolley Corporation Tax expert

SI 2024/1311 Land Transaction Tax (Tax Bands and Tax Rates) (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2024

These Regulations are made to amend the Land Transaction Tax (Tax Bands and Tax Rates) (Wales) Regulations 2018, SI 2018/128 to insert revised percentage tax rates for the tax bands applicable to higher rates residential property transactions. They come into force on 11 December 2024.

12 Dec 2024 00:00 | Published by a Tolley Corporation Tax expert

Draft Welsh Budget 2025-26 published

Finance Minister Mark Drakeford has published the draft Welsh Budget 2025-26.

11 Dec 2024 00:00 | Published by a Tolley Corporation Tax expert

CIOT and ICAEW report – Tackling HMRC’s customer service challenge

The CIOT and ICAEW have published a report addressing HMRC’s customer service challenges, setting out ten recommendations for improvements.

11 Dec 2024 00:00 | Published by a Tolley Corporation Tax expert

CIOT response : Finance and Public Administration Committee’s Scottish Budget Scrutiny 2025-26

The CIOT and LITRG have published a response to the Finance and Public Administration Committee’s call for evidence on the Scottish Budget 2025-26. The response focuses on the tax strategy and tax policy in Scotland, highlighting key areas of concern and recommendations for improvement.

10 Dec 2024 00:00 | Published by a Tolley Personal Tax expert

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Foreign tax relief

Foreign tax reliefIncome and gains may be taxable in more than one country. The UK has three ways of ensuring that the individual does not bear a double burden:1)treaty tax relief may reduce or eliminate the double tax2)if there is no treaty, the individual can claim ‘unilateral’ relief by deducting

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Payroll record keeping

Payroll record keepingUnder SI 2003/2682, reg 97, “...an employer must keep, for not less than 3 years after the end of the tax year to which they relate, all PAYE records which are not required to be sent to [HMRC]...”. Reasons for keeping the records include:•being able to calculate tax and

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Withholding tax

Withholding taxIntroductionUK tax must be withheld on UK payments including:•interest•royalties•rental incomeUK withholding tax may be reduced under the provisions of a double tax treaty (DTT). Prior to 1 June 2021, payments of interest and royalties made to EU resident associated companies were

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