TaxxaCompany Logo

Menu

Company

About usCareersBlogContact usLinkedInYouTube

Product

FeaturesPricingFAQ

Legal

Cookie PolicyData Processing AgreementPrivacy PolicyTerms and Conditions
© 2026 Taxxa AI Oy. All rights reserved.
  1. News
  2. /United Kingdom

United Kingdom news

Friday, 18 September 2026

Regulatory changes detected daily from official sources across Europe. Create a free account to follow your jurisdictions and ask Taxxa what a change means in practice.

All jurisdictionsUnited KingdomFranceLuxembourgMonacoEuropean Union
All topicsTaxAccounting & ReportingAuditLegal & CorporatePayroll & LabourFinancial Sector & MarketsIT, Cybersecurity & DataPublic Sector & Economy

Tax·GOV.UK·4 weeks ago

HMRC directs ATED scheme-reference notifications to the postal form

AAG4(ATED) users are no longer offered an online form in HMRC’s form-specific instructions; advisers should distinguish this route from reporting on an ATED return.

Tax·GOV.UK·4 weeks ago

UK extends Belarus and China tube duties to January 2031

Rates remain 38.1% for Belarus and 90.6% for China. Importers must check the goods description and additional codes under the notice effective from 21 August 2026.

Tax·GOV.UK·4 weeks ago

Incorporation relief can cover business activity below 20 hours a week

HMRC expressly tells staff to assess the facts and business indicators in lower-hours cases, keeping its existing approach for 20 hours or more.

Tax·GOV.UK·4 weeks ago

HMRC directs SDLT scheme-reference notifications to the postal form

AAG4(SDLT) users must complete the interactive postal form in Adobe Reader; HMRC’s broader disclosure guide still refers to an electronic option.

Tax·GOV.UK·4 weeks ago

HMRC removes email submission for offshore-promoter AAG2 disclosures

Scheme users are directed to complete AAG2 on screen, print it and post it; the wider DOTAS forms guide still lists an electronic route.

Tax·Chartered Institute of Taxation·4 weeks ago

HMRC will switch remaining agent accounts to MFA from 28 September

Automatic activation runs until 15 October, without an account-specific date; firms should update access-code settings and prepare staff before the window opens.

Accounting & Reporting·GOV.UK·4 weeks ago·2 documents

Academy trusts must complete 2025–26 accounts returns manually

DfE has withdrawn planned automation and cancelled the autumn 2026 land and buildings collection; the accounts return is due on 26 January 2027.

Tax·GOV.UK·4 weeks ago

HMRC removes email submission for AAG3 scheme notifications

Users with no promoter, or a lawyer unable to notify fully, are directed to print and post AAG3; HMRC’s general forms guide still lists an electronic route.

Public Sector & Economy·GOV.UK·4 weeks ago

RPA changes online claims for educational access visits

VED1 claimants should follow Rural Payments service help and contact RPA if needed, while continuing to supply a signed declaration for every farm visit.

Tax·GOV.UK·4 weeks ago

HMRC confirms EU exit-charge rebasing preserves the SSE holding period

A company migrating to the UK under section 184J can retain its shareholding history: market-value acquisition treatment does not trigger the deemed-disposal reset.

Tax·GOV.UK·1 month ago

Customs duties can become expenses after an insolvency appointment

HMRC’s insolvency handbook sets out checks on suspended duties, import VAT and stored goods, and tells practitioners to arrange new duty-deferment payments.

Tax·GOV.UK·1 month ago·7 documents

Tax adviser checks cover strategic control over service delivery

HMRC clarifies relevant-individual responsibilities and overseas evidence arrangements, and sets the first three registration windows to end on the 17th.

Payroll & Labour·GOV.UK·1 month ago

HMRC requires letters for pension scheme registration-status checks

Administrators wanting an email reply must read HMRC’s email protocol and include the consent statement in every letter, or receive a postal response.

Tax·GOV.UK·1 month ago

HMRC accepts registration exemptions for specified non-group tax services

Transitional guidance covers joint ventures, post-sale support and investment structures, with protection for organisations relying on it in good faith.

Tax·GOV.UK·1 month ago

UK reports a larger Uruguay beef quota for 2026–27

Uruguay’s annual quantity is 1,123,000 kg for one quota year; Chile’s rises to 561,000 kg, alongside new allocation figures across other agricultural quotas.

Payroll & Labour·Revenue Jersey·1 month ago

Jersey opens ITIS rate wizard to all payrolls

Employers can download current employee tax rates and contribution status from their latest return’s staff list; new starters must still provide their notices and registration cards.

Public Sector & Economy·GOV.UK·1 month ago

Bona vacantia land valuations move to London and regional fee bands

Indicative District Valuer charges now run from £2,400 to £4,440 including VAT; advance payment remains non-refundable and does not guarantee a sale.

Tax·GOV.UK·1 month ago

HMRC opens digital-exclusion applications for April 2027 MTD starters

Applications depend on the taxpayer’s circumstances; authorised agents must apply individually, and HMRC still expects Self Assessment reporting where an exemption is granted.

Tax·Case Law·1 month ago

Pontin shareholders win entrepreneurs’ relief despite rental income

The tribunal treated short tenancies as integral to development preparations and weighed the ending of a legacy investment lease when assessing trading-company status.

Tax·GOV.UK·1 month ago

HMRC removes Davy Personal Retirement Bond from overseas pension list

The 17 August changes remove eight Australian schemes and add 12, alongside an Isle of Man addition; scheme administrators should check the list again before transferring.

Newer storiesPage 3Older stories

Latest

  1. 4 weeks agoHMRC directs ATED scheme-reference notifications to the postal form
  2. 4 weeks agoUK extends Belarus and China tube duties to January 2031
  3. 4 weeks agoIncorporation relief can cover business activity below 20 hours a week
  4. 4 weeks agoHMRC directs SDLT scheme-reference notifications to the postal form
  5. 4 weeks agoHMRC removes email submission for offshore-promoter AAG2 disclosures