United Kingdom News

UK To Offer Expanded Annual Investment Allowance Until 2022

by Jason Gorringe, Tax-News.com, London

Tuesday, November 17, 2020

The UK Government has announced that the temporary GBP1m (USD1.31m) cap for the Annual Investment Allowance (AIA) will be extended until January 1, 2022. Read Full Story

UK May Double Capital Gains Tax Burden

by Jason Gorringe, Tax-News.com, London

Tuesday, November 17, 2020

More closely aligning UK capital gains tax (CGT) rates with income tax rates could raise significant revenues for the UK, a government-commissioned review has concluded. Read Full Story

UK To Strengthen Insurance Premium Tax Rules

by Jason Gorringe, Tax-News.com, London

Tuesday, November 10, 2020

On November 5, 2020, HM Revenue and Customs issued a consultation on proposals to improve the administration of Insurance Premium Tax (IPT) and prevent unfair outcomes. Read Full Story

UK MPs Join Calls For Making Tax Digital Rethink

by Jason Gorringe, Tax-News.com, London

Monday, November 2, 2020

The UK's Public Accounts Committee has recommended that the UK tax authority first review the potential administrative burden and cost on taxpayers before further expanding its Making Tax Digital initiative. Read Full Story

OECD Indicates New Focus On Virtual Currency Tax Issues

by Ulrika Lomas, Tax-News.com, Brussels

Tuesday, October 20, 2020

The OECD has released a new report on countries' tax rules for virtual currencies, alongside an announcement that the Common Reporting Standard will be expanded next year to newly cover virtual currency assets. Read Full Story

UK Updates Brexit VAT Guidance For Imported Goods

by Jason Gorringe, Tax-News.com, London

Tuesday, October 20, 2020

On October 5, 2020, the UK tax authority added considerably to its Brexit guidance for businesses on the value-added tax rules that will apply to goods entering Great Britain from outside the UK. Read Full Story

UK Releases Construction VAT Reverse Charge Guidance

by Jason Gorringe, Tax-News.com, London

Monday, October 5, 2020

On September 24, 2020, HM Revenue and Customs released in-depth guidance on the introduction of the VAT reverse charge mechanism on the supply of building or construction services. Read Full Story

UK To Collect Interest On Overdue Digital Services Tax

by Jason Gorringe, Tax-News.com, London

Tuesday, September 22, 2020

The UK Government on September 16, 2020, tabled The Taxes (Interest Rate) (Amendment No. 2) Regulations 2020, which will enable HM Revenue and Customs to collect or pay interest on overpaid or underpaid digital services tax liabilities. Read Full Story

EU Expecting COVID-19 Dent In 2020 VAT Collections

by Ulrika Lomas, Tax-News.com, Brussels

Tuesday, September 22, 2020

The European Commission has published its latest VAT gap report, which show that EU countries lost an estimated EUR140bn (USD165.7bn) in VAT revenues in 2018. Read Full Story