CIOT’s blogs will give you pause for thought

If you are left irritated by yet more inaccurate reports in the media about Facebook’s latest tax bill, ticked off that Taylor Review is considered the final word on the ‘gig economy’ or wretched at some washy coverage of the Brexit debate, then get it off your chest with the help of the CIOT.

The CIOT publishes blogs regularly on its website as part of its charitable objectives to chronicle tax debates, to be seen as a thought leader in relation to tax and to provide insight from political affairs that touch on its work, for the benefit of informing members and the wider public. Recent examples include an in-depth blog that covers the insights on Brexit given by panellists at our customs roundtable held in Parliament.

In the last year a number of new measures have come into force or been announced to tackle tax avoidance and evasion. We asked a member of the CIOT’s Management of Taxes Sub-Committee to updates us, in detail, on these changes and his resultant article can be read on our blog page. We continue to publish a series of reports on tax policy discussions at the main party conferences. Tax reviews of the Liberal Democrat, Labour party and Conservative conferences are posted on our website.

We are keen to hear from CIOT members who feel moved to comment, examine or explain tax technical matters that they feel are important for the tax community and relevant to the public, to be aware of. I hope you find the blog section of our website the place for thought-leaders and key industry figures to get their point across on the issues that matter. We want the movers and shakers of the ever-evolving business world to hone in on the main talking points and trends that are important to them and their peers in the tax fraternity. If you would like to contribute to our blogs please contact me at hverma@ciot.org.uk.