News from HMRC

Statistics as pre-announced are now available.

Payment of tax even though your case may be under appeal with the Tribunals Service and HMRC looks back at the first nine months of the new review process.

From 15 March 2010 HM Revenue & Customs will start to send penalty notices where records show that you have not sent your 2008-09 form P11D(b) Class 1A National Insurance contributions Annual Return.

HM Revenue & Customs has today published guidance on the operation of Special Annual Allowance Charge (Protected Pension Input Amounts) Order 2010 - Statutory Instument 429/2010.

HMRC has revised its policy on the VAT status of University Trading Subsidiary Companies.

Read our consultation on how we are starting to change our face to face (Enquiry Centre) service to support customers who need it. Tell us what you think by 3 June 2010.

New ss17/18 TMA Guidance Notes and Magnetic Media Specifications have been published for use with reports for tax year 2010-11. We have also published a new Security Bulletin. The rules on deeply discounted securities are still unchanged from 2005-06.

The Government has published a consultation document about the impact of the EU Solvency II Directive on the taxation of insurance companies. It explores the implications for both life and general insurers, and invites wider debate about the future of life company taxation.

Economic Operator Registration Identification ( EORI) frequently asked questions update.

This document, published on the HMT website, summarises the responses to the consultation false self-employment in construction: taxation of workers, including the Government's response to stakeholder comments. This consultation ran from 20 July 2009 until 12 October 2009.

This leaflet gives a simple summary of the new failure to notify penalty. It explains when we will apply the penalty, what can affect it, and what the customer should do to avoid it.

A first-time comprehensive Double Taxation Agreement between the United Kingdom and the Kingdom of Bahrain was signed in Manama on 10 March 2010.

The first bulletin for letting agents and tenants has been published.

We have published information on the improvements being made to Pension Schemes Online from 6 April 2010. If you use this service please take some time to familiarise yourself with these changes.

An updated version of the guidance notes has been published.

A first-time comprehensive Double Taxation Agreement between the United Kingdom and the Kingdom of Bahrain was signed in Manama on 10 March 2010.

This brief outlines HMRC's policy in relation to quiz games played on machines and their liability to Amusement Machine Licence Duty (AMLD). It also covers the treatment of arrears of AMLD which may be due in law.

The minutes to the meeting held on 6 October 2009 have now been published.

Pension Schemes Services (PSS) has today published an update to the QROPS list.

The deadline for making payment for the 1996-97 to 2001-02 tax years is fast approaching. If you are entitled to make payment for the above years your payment must be received by 5 April 2010.