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05 Nov 2025
Chancellor Rachel Reeves should use the Autumn Budget to reform the UK's tax system, says the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS).
HMRC has resumed its programme allowing direct recovery of money from debtors' bank accounts.
There is now less than a year until the UK Government introduces Vaping Products Duty (VPD) and vaping duty stamps (VDS) on 1 October 2026.
HMRC has appointed six independent industry specialists to a new Research and Development (R&D) Expert Advisory Panel.
HMRC has opened up a service for landlords and self-employed to apply for exemption from Making Tax Digital (MTD) for Income Tax phase one.
New legislation aimed at tackling rogue tax agents and those pushing tax avoidance schemes won't catch all of those it is aimed at, warns the Chartered Institute of Taxation (CIOT).
Over 750,000 18-to-23-year-olds have yet to claim their matured Child Trust Funds, according to HMRC.
HMRC has published the latest issue of the Employer Bulletin.
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