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United Kingdom Tax news

Friday, 18 September 2026

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Tax Filing, Registration & Penalties·GOV.UK·1 month ago·11 documents

Tax advisers face £5,000 penalties for prohibited HMRC interactions

HMRC’s registration sanctions guidance covers £5,000 and £10,000 penalties, suspension, client notifications and ineligibility orders, with review and appeal safeguards.

Inheritance, Wealth & Gift Tax·Chartered Institute of Taxation·1 month ago

HMRC urges full IHT400 where estate values or allowances are uncertain

An educational letter targets agents who filed estates as excepted near nil-rate-band thresholds, with a focus on valuations and the different inheritance-tax allowances.

Personal & Owner Taxation·Revenue Jersey·1 month ago·2 documents

Jersey specifies fresh authority for a partner’s personal tax affairs

Revenue Jersey’s form authorises discussion of all personal income tax information until cancelled; court-appointed powers of attorney remain in place.

Global Minimum Tax & BEPS·GOV.UK·1 month ago·2 documents

Pillar Two deemed consolidation applies even without an accounts duty

Entity-level consolidation exclusions still apply, and an investment fund outside a group can count towards the ownership threshold for a qualifying service entity.

Real Estate & Property Tax·GOV.UK·1 month ago

VOA requires fit-out adjustments to car-showroom shell rents

New valuation guidance also requires evidence for end allowances, scrutiny of discounts carried forward from earlier lists and care over landlord contributions.

Tax Courts & Tribunal Decisions·Case Law·1 month ago

Herod loses CIL challenge over office-to-flat conversion

The court recommends establishing the in-use deduction with the authority before starting work, even where a developer considers the zero-CIL notice exception applies.

Customs & Trade·GOV.UK·1 month ago

US cheese quota allocations are due by 31 October

RPA plans to issue 2027 export licences by 15 December. The application window closed on 10 September; licence rights cannot be transferred and holders must export to the USA.

Tax Courts & Tribunal Decisions·Case Law·1 month ago

Unchecked tax advice fails reasonable-excuse defence

The Upper Tribunal dismissed the reasonable-excuse grounds but allowed the penalty-amount appeal because the First-tier Tribunal relied on an inapplicable statutory provision.

Tax Filing, Registration & Penalties·GOV.UK·1 month ago

Scottish survivorship trust exclusion has an equal-ownership condition

HMRC adds the Scottish survivorship exclusion and post-death examples: a trustee’s death must be the sole reason a co-ownership trust loses its earlier exclusion to qualify for the two-year relief.

Fixed Asset Depreciation — Tax Rules·Case Law·1 month ago

Bank-backed ship leases fail the capital allowances risk test

The Upper Tribunal dismissed FC Shipping and FB Shipping’s appeals: risk reduction is measured against the actual exposure without the relevant provisions, rather than an assumed 100% loss.

Tax Filing, Registration & Penalties·GOV.UK·1 month ago·2 documents

HMRC removes whole-pound rounding from two penalty calculations

The deletion affects 12-month late-filing penalties with disclosure and VAT and excise wrongdoing penalties; the calculation steps and disclosure ranges remain.

Personal & Owner Taxation·Case Law·1 month ago

Director’s loan write-off can trigger tax despite possible future recovery

The Upper Tribunal upheld the 2018/19 tax charge on Gary Quillan’s £382,456 balance, treating the liquidator’s final account as the operative write-off.

Excise & Environmental Taxes·GOV.UK·1 month ago

Bingo Duty deregistration needs no action after final returns

Operators that filed all returns through 31 March 2026 need take no deregistration action; outstanding returns and duty for earlier periods still need to be settled.

Customs & Trade·GOV.UK·1 month ago·2 documents

HMRC directs customs discharge applicants to CDS forms

Authorised-use and inward-processing instructions retain different submission routes for full authorisations and authorisation by declaration after removing the legacy CHIEF routes.

VAT / GST / Indirect Tax·GOV.UK·1 month ago

HMRC targets businesses with two or more missing VAT returns

HMRC will write to affected businesses from 10 August 2026 and may send texts or emails; recipients are directed to GOV.UK to check and submit outstanding returns.

Stock Options & Equity Compensation — Tax Treatment·GOV.UK·1 month ago

HMRC confirms one-row net-settlement reporting for all tax years

The August share-schemes bulletin also highlights SAYE restrictions on third-party arrangements and plans to replace separate EMI grant notifications from April 2027.

VAT / GST / Indirect Tax·GOV.UK·1 month ago·2 documents

HMRC accepts ECO Pocket blinds may qualify as building materials

HMRC cites a tribunal finding that the electric pleated blinds were ordinarily incorporated into eco-homes and met the exception for certain electrical appliances.

Excise & Environmental Taxes·GOV.UK·1 month ago

Vape-duty waiver debt test moves to the point of consideration

HMRC will assess outstanding debt when it considers a financial-guarantee waiver. A current time-to-pay agreement also disqualifies the trader.

Excise & Environmental Taxes·GOV.UK·1 month ago

HMRC permits coastal fuel movements in duty suspension

UK-refined diesel, kerosene and petrol can move by oil product tanker to approved third-party coastal warehouses, with W8 documentation and receipt controls.

Customs & Trade·GOV.UK·1 month ago

UK safety and security AEO recognition extends to Australia

AEOS holders trading with Australia can benefit from mutual recognition; HMRC’s handbook makes consent to share information with partner authorities a condition of automatic recognition.

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  2. 1 month agoHMRC urges full IHT400 where estate values or allowances are uncertain
  3. 1 month agoJersey specifies fresh authority for a partner’s personal tax affairs
  4. 1 month agoPillar Two deemed consolidation applies even without an accounts duty
  5. 1 month agoVOA requires fit-out adjustments to car-showroom shell rents