HMRC has written to businesses that trade with the EU to explain how binding tariff information (BTI) will change if the UK leaves the EU without a deal, and what they can do to prepare. The letter is on HMRC’s website at tinyurl.com/y8yg342v. The department states it will continue to engage with businesses, representative organisations, intermediaries and infrastructure providers to ensure they have the information and support they need.

After MPs voted against the government’s proposed …

The European Commission has published a roadmap for moving away from unanimity and towards qualified majority voting (QMV) by member states for making policy in some areas of EU taxation.

Under QMV, a proposal is passed if 55% of member states vote in favour of it and the proposal is supported by member states representing …

More than 4,600 online sellers have been red-flagged to marketplaces for tax evasion during the past two years, according to HMRC. As a result, many sellers have had their online stores deleted.

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