President's page, June 2016
I’m delighted and honoured to succeed Chris Jones as the fifty-second President of the CIOT.
Shifting sands
The Treasury Select Committee is conducting a wide-ranging inquiry into UK taxation, with a focus on corporate tax....
Budget review
The Chancellor presented his eight Budget on 16 March, with a whirlwind of new measures for businesses and individuals a...
Virtual compliance
One of the current hot topics is the taxation of digital services.
21st Century tax
I purchased my first computer in the early 1980s – an Osborne.
Autumn savings
The third ‘fiscal event’ of the year took place on 25 November 2015, when the Chancellor delivered the Autumn Statement....
Interesting cap
The G20/OECD published its report, Limiting Base Erosion Involving Interest Deductions and Other Financial Payments on 5...
Ready for action
The 13 papers covering the 15 actions in the G20/OECD Base Erosion and Profit Shifting (BEPS) project were released on 5...
BEPS fireworks
By the time this article appears, the 13 papers covering the 15 actions in the Base Erosion and Profit Shifting (BEPS) p...
Spirit of the law
One of the interesting phrases used in the recent consultation, Improving Large Business Compliance, is ‘the spirit of t...