On November 21, the UK Government published the Taxation (Cross-border Trade) Bill, previously known as the Customs Bill, providing for the introduction of an independent customs regime for the UK when the country leaves the European Union.

Corporations could be prosecuted if they fail to prevent staff from criminally facilitating tax evasion, under a new HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) law.

UK self-assessment taxpayers may no longer have to file returns or will have their compliance burden significantly reduced under the tax agency's plans to partly or fully fill returns automatically.

British and Finnish business associations are calling for Brexit negotiators to minimize trade barriers after the UK leaves the EU in March 2019.

Uptake of the UK's research and development tax credit rose by almost a fifth during 2015-16, according to HM Revenue and Customs figures.

UK Chancellor Philip Hammond has pledged to "promote taxpayer certainty," in response to the recommendations of the Office of Tax Simplification (OTS).

HM Revenue and Customs, the UK tax authority, has published information on the outcome of litigation concluded in the 2016-17 tax year against tax avoidance arrangements.

UK law and accountancy firms contributed 2.5 percent of all UK tax receipts in 2015/16, a report has found.

HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) is set to introduce a tax on the free bets and discounts that are offered by gambling companies.

The UK tax authority, HM Revenue and Customs, has released a new strategy document, which sets out how it will transparently and consistently administer the tax regime.