As the above quotation shows, paying taxes is nothing new.  As we approach the end of January and the deadline for filing and pay tax for the 2014/15 tax year we write to remind you …

Two recent tax cases heard by the First-Tier Tribunal show that the courts continue to interpret the phrase “reasonable excuse” more generously that HMRC internal guidance allows for. In S Taylor, a taxpayer was somewhat …

HMRC have released a list of the 10 worst excuses for missing the 31 January tax return deadline, however there are a number of cases where HMRC’s limited definition for what constitutes a reasonable excuse …

In a recent case (R Jones, J Jones v HMRC) that initially appears surprising, the First-Tier Tribunal determined that dividends declared by a recruitment consultancy company, which subsequently went into insolvent liquidation, were not unlawful. …

  Following a prison sentence for benefit and mortgage fraud, a taxpayer in a recent case (Mr Tee v HMRC), was issued a notice by HMRC under FA 2008, Sch 36 requiring him to provide details …