The interesting (court) case of the would-be contractor unreasonably denied freelance work serves as a cautionary client tale for 2025.

The cheered-on Covid Corruption Commissioner is set to back strictness for taxpayers and leniency for the taxman (not vice versa), as seen in Ark Angel Ltd v HMRC.

Vindicated for its 'reasonableness,' an NHS supplier won’t have to pay our unsympathetic taxman a £250,000 penalty for a late VAT return.

Labour looks set to crackdown on CJRS fraud, meaning Laser Byte Ltd won’t be the last to get bitten in court by HMRC.

What’s happened to TV’s Adrian Chiles, and what seven things contractors can do to avoid a similar fate. 

HMRC says that where car allowance payments have been or will be made for use of a qualifying vehicle, they may now benefit from a higher amount of disregard.

When the cost of reading an email wrong is avoiding a £100 late filing penalty but not the subsequent HMRC enquiry.

An underway enforcement initiative by the taxman makes brolly regulation on November 22nd even less likely.

Even if more PSCs due to appear in the dock doesn’t worry you, still review CJRS claims if you took salary with dividends.

What MPs on the Public Accounts Committee have recommended; why, and when they want to hear how the taxman is getting on with implementation.