Tax payers wishing to file a paper self-assessment tax return for 2012/13 are being urged not to miss the 31 October deadline.

HMRC has updated its advisory mileage rates that allow businesses to reimburse employees for work related travel, or when employees are required to repay the cost of fuel used for private travel, in company cars.

HMRC has updated its advisory mileage rates that allow businesses to reimburse employees for work related travel, or when employees are required to repay the cost of fuel used for private travel, in company cars.

Tax credit claimants are being advised by HMRC to be aware of scam or ‘phishing’ emails being sent by fraudsters in the run up to the tax credit renewal deadline.

Individuals who are yet to submit their 2011/12 self-assessment tax return are being reminded that they will be hit by increasing penalties from next month.

Employers across the UK have started reporting employee PAYE information to HMRC in real time, hailed as the ‘biggest shake up’ of the PAYE system in nearly 70 years.

The Chancellor George Osborne has now delivered his 2013 Budget speech to the House of Commons.

Direct sellers who have failed to pay the full amount of tax they owe have less than one month to take advantage of more lenient payment terms under HMRC’s direct selling campaign.

Around 50,000 businesses that have failed to submit monthly VAT returns are set to receive warning letters this month from HMRC.

Chancellor George Osborne announced today that the 2013 Budget will be held on Wednesday 20 March.

Businesses operating gaming machines on their premises are reminded to ensure that they are registered for the new machine games duty (MGD), which will come into effect on 1 February 2013.

HMRC has re-launched its Business Record Checks (BRC) initiative following a redesign of its pilot run which was suspended in February 2012.