Paradise Papers: What Now For The Professional? In  2016 the tax affairs of the rich and powerful were thrust into the limelight when the Panama Papers were released, and now around eighteen months later this has happened once again.  In

24/10/2017 Tackling Vat fraud on goods imported from outside the EU (UK) Draft regulations implementing a scheme to tackle a major source of Vat and duty avoidance by deterring and disrupting rogue non-EU businesses that sell goods imported and stored

17/10/2017 Draft legislation for levy on added sugar in soft drinks (UK) Draft regulations introducing the levy that underpins the government’s childhood obesity strategy by providing a strong financial incentive for soft drinks companies to reformulate their products with less

When is a van not a van? (UK) A recent First Tier Tax Tribunal decision upholding HM Revenue & Customs’ claim that certain vehicles were actually cars for tax purposes has left many employees facing hefty retrospective tax bills on

Further legislation on Income Tax and Vat, which will be included in the 2nd Finance Bill * as part of the process of ‘Making Tax Digital for Business’ (MTDfB), has been made available for comment by HM Revenue & Customs.