ARTICLE · 20 APRIL 2021

Tax Bites - April 2021

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Welcome to the latest edition of RPC's Tax Bites - providing monthly bite-sized updates from the tax world.

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Welcome to the latest edition of RPC's Tax Bites - providing monthly bite-sized updates from the tax world.

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HMRC updates its guidance on compliance checks

HMRC has updated its guidance with more information on how agents and taxpayers can assist it with compliance checks. Read more

HMRC issues briefing paper on how it will support organisations to comply with changes to the off-payroll working rules (IR35)

HMRC issues briefing paper on how it will support organisations to comply with changes to the off-payroll working rules (IR35). Read more

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