Cross-border intelligence

Official Statistics: Trade and investment factsheets: latest update

The most up to date snapshot of the UK's trade and investment positions with trading partners overseas.

Guidance: Making Tax Digital for Income Tax: service availability and issues

Check the availability and any issues affecting the Making Tax Digital for Income Tax service.

VAT Registration

Guidance about how to determine whether someone must, or may voluntarily, register for VAT; the entity to be registered; and changes to the details held on the VAT Register.

Rotate launches new compliance screening platform

Air cargo consultancy and data firm Rotate has launched a new compliance screening platform. Rotate said its new compliance platform will offer contextualised screening to screen parties against sanctions lists together with shipment descri

2027 Tax Foundation Europe Conference

Join us for Tax Foundation Europe’s 2027 Conference, where we will bring together leaders from the international tax community to discuss major tax topics, hear from top academics on new research, and more.

Hotels and holiday accommodation (VAT Notice 709/3)

Find out when you need to pay VAT if you provide holiday accommodation, caravans and camping facilities.

Guidance: Appendix 21: Import Declaration Category Data Sets

Find out about the the specific data elements needed for each declaration category when making an import declaration on the Customs Declaration Service.

Tariff anouncements cause cargo chaos for box terminals, says TiL

Sudden tariff announcements, not tariff levels themselves, trigger costly cargo surges that terminals cannot absorb, delegates at TOC Americas in Cartagena were told. Rather than destroying container trade, said TiL Group’s director for ter

International Manual

International tax issues including the principles of double taxation relief and an introduction to double taxation agreements

Guidance: Complying with construction services prohibitions related to Russia

Guidance outlining obligations under trade sanctions relating to construction services as part of the Russia Regulations.

Guidance: Providing professional and business services to a person connected with Russia

Guidance on the services sanctions contained in The Russia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019.

Guidance: Complying with trade sanctions relating to specified ships

Guidance outlining obligations under trade sanctions relating to specified ships and the Office of Trade Sanction Implementation’s (OTSI) implementation and enforcement responsibilities.

Research: Predevelopment costs research

Research into the prevalence and nature of predevelopment costs among UK Corporation Tax-paying businesses, their tax treatment and their impact on investment decisions

Compliance must deliver big results! Q4 self-inspection checklist for European site sellers, to avoid sudden delistings during peak season

California C Corporation 2025 tax filing extended to November 16—what if you missed filings in previous years?

The extended filing deadline for California C Corporation Form 100 for the 2025 tax year is November 16, 2026. If a company has unreported filings from prior years or has not yet filed for the current year, how should it handle this? What fees will result from late filing?

Under Executive Order 14411, how can cross-border sellers build a U.S. compliance system that can withstand scrutiny?

Don't fall into pitfalls when joining Wayfair! A practical guide to furniture product compliance reports and interpretation of frequently asked questions | Wayfair operations tips

Testing requirements, upload steps, and common questions explained thoroughly in one article

Etsy updates product listing policy, drawing boundaries for AI use in platform content

The checkout footer now shows one "Terms and policies" link

The checkout footer now shows one Terms and policies link in place of a separate link for each policy. The link opens a modal where customers can select any of your policies. Your policy content does not change, and you do not have to do an

Company’s DEI policy made White men ‘second-class’ candidates, judge rules

A Florida district court held mostly for plaintiffs in the case, who claimed Danaher Corp. unlawfully maintained diverse hiring slates that favored women and people of color.

Etsy updates AI policy, noting concerns about buyer trust

Etsy published updated guidelines on artificial intelligence (AI) for sellers on Oct. 22. The marketplace is restricting specific categories of AI-generated content, tightening listing photo requirements and introducing new enforcement tool

Spain’s Tax Competitiveness Has Declined Since 2018

Under Spain’s current Social Democratic government, the country has fallen from 27th to 35th (out of 38 OECD countries) in the International Tax Competitiveness Index.

HMRC email updates, videos and webinars if you’re self-employed

Learn more about your responsibilities if you’re running a small business including registration, tax returns, record keeping, tax bills and payments.

Research: The UK Customs Intellectual Property Enforcement Report 2021-2023

This report by UK IPO, HMRC and Border Force reviews IP rights enforcement at the UK border from January 2021 to December 2023.