You may have noticed, HMRC is on a roll. Revenue & Customs seems to be winning all its recent IR35 tribunals and, in the main, doing so emphatically. Several cases have made their way to the Upper ...

When IR35 was introduced, the government claimed it would create fairness in the tax system. What it actually did, from 2017 and in earnest from 2021, was dismantle one of the UK's most productive ...

The "interesting" case of the nurse who won at the ET, but who's now lost at the EAT, contains some key admissions for Labour, as well. An Employment Appeal Tribunal case involving a qualified nurse, ...

A few good reasons why the ‘token gesture’ should avoid the axe probably need offsetting against alignment and adjustment ...

Self-employment isn’t a tax dodge — it’s a benefits gap. Fixing it with ‘parity’ would cost the Treasury more than it’d raise ...

An unpacking of the Court of Appeal upholding HMRC’s consecutive wins over a ‘careless’ umbrella, thrice ruled to have wrongly reimbursed contractor travel expenses.

Beware, because a last-ditch push from disguised remuneration schemes looking to cash-in before April 2026’s closing date is ...

The hopes last October when the government announced that there would be another loan charge review were high, following the promise made by Rachel Reeves when in opposition. However, the hopes were ...

More updates than new entries on HMRC’s list is actually a good thing, not that the named necessarily feel shamed, say top tax advisers.

In a world with a lower VAT ceiling than today’s, expect fewer unregistered rivals, potential FRS tweaks, and more HMRC compliance noise.

Quick Tip: If an insolvency adviser promises a "No questions asked" escape from company liabilities — if it's not the law of the land, it's probably not legal. While an easy lure, such false promises ...