Bill Dodwell
Time to devolve
From 6 April 2017, the historic step of setting different income tax rates and thresholds across the UK takes effect....
A mostly modest affair
As we move towards the nirvana of a single annual fiscal event, the Spring Budget seemed like it should be a modest affa...
President's page, March 2017
On 16 February, I received an email from Ruth Owen at HMRC, thanking me for completing my Self Assessment tax return....
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Making it public
There’s little doubt that public country-by-country reporting is an emotive topic for tax campaigners....
President's page, February 2017
Shortly before I became President, the CIOT agreed to work with the Institute for Government and the Institute for Fisca...
People mean profits
One of the oft-repeated phrases whenever international corporate taxation comes up is ‘tax should be based on economic a...
President's page, January 2017
The CIOT and many advisers were alarmed by the original announcement in August 2016 of a new penalty ‘for those who cons...
Adding up the interest
On 5 December 2016, following extensive consultation, the Government released a response document setting out its decisi...
President's page, December 2016
On 1 November, seven professional bodies launched the latest version of professional standards for their members – known...
Fall into line
The question we’re always asked about any fiscal event is ‘what’s the headline?’ I think it has to be Chancellor Philip ...