HMRC has split fuel advisory rates for electric cars depending on where drivers charge their company cars due to the price discrepancy between home and public chargers. From 1 September 2025, the single rate for fully electric cars will be abolished and replaced with two different rates reflecting whether a car is charged at home… Read more…

New company car advisory fuel rates have been published and took effect from 1 September 2025. The guidance states: ‘you can use the previous rates for up to one month from the date the new rates apply’. The rates only apply to employees using a company car. The advisory fuel rates for journeys undertaken on or… Read more…

HMRC has published the latest issue of the Employer Bulletin. The August issue has information on various topics, including: P11D and P11D(b) for tax year 2024/25 PAYE Settlement Agreement – calculations and payment employers PAYE disputed charges Spotlight 69 – liquidation of a Limited Liability Partnership used to avoid Capital Gains Tax implementation of the… Read more…

HMRC has launched a new online PAYE service, which it says will give 35 million workers more control over their tax affairs. The tax authority says the new service will make it simpler and easier to check and update their income, allowances, reliefs and expenses, and will be available via their Personal Tax Account or… Read more…

Self-employed taxpayers and landlords should file their 2024/25 tax return early to find out if Making Tax Digital (MTD) will apply to them from next April, says the Low Incomes Tax Reform Group (LITRG). Taxpayers who report more than £50,000 of gross income from self-employment and/or rental income in their 2024/25 tax return will be… Read more…

HMRC is warning those earning extra income through a side hustle to check if they need to register for self assessment and file a tax return. Side hustles can be any additional income stream, from online selling to content creation, from dog walking to property rental. It also includes gains or income received from cryptoassets.… Read more…

UK-based holders of cryptoassets will have to provide personal details to crypto service providers or face penalties of up to £300 from HMRC. The regulations will be introduced in the UK on 1 January 2026 and are part of the OECD Cryptoasset Reporting Framework (CARF). This requires crypto platforms to share detailed information with tax… Read more…

HMRC plans to introduce a tax avoidance criminal offence risks overreach, the Chartered Institute of Taxation (CIOT) has warned. HMRC plans to create a new strict liability criminal offence for failing to disclose notifiable arrangements under the Disclosure of Tax Avoidance Schemes (DOTAS) regime without a reasonable excuse. The CIOT argues that DOTAS is much… Read more…

HMRC has issued a warning to be on high alert for scams linked to Winter Fuel Payments after receiving 15,100 reports of bogus activity in June. Fraudsters have been targeting vulnerable individuals using SMS messages and phishing websites. During June, HMRC took action to remove 4,600 fake websites linked to Winter Fuel Payments. HMRC is… Read more…