Hundreds of thousands of small businesses have been urged to check when they need to meet their new workplace pensions duties.

Thousands of UK businesses supplying digital services across the European Union (EU) will be able to register for a new online VAT service from 20 October.

HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) has announced that the introduction of automatic penalties for late real time information (RTI) submissions will be put back for smaller employers.

Millions of taxpayers will receive a new personal tax summary from October 2014.

People could face criminal prosecution if they fail to declare and pay offshore tax liabilities.