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In some ways, though, wishing tax compliance practitioners Happy New Year in February feels wholly appropriate.

I joined the CIOT in November 2025, after 18 years in practice at BDO, mostrecently as a director heading up the Liverpool tax team.

Dame Meg Hillier moved from chairing the Public Accounts Committee in the last Parliament to chairing the Treasury Committee in this Parliament.

In October 2014, I co-authored the former Office of Tax Simplification (OTS) report on the competitiveness of the UK tax administration.

In the ever-evolving landscape of UK taxation, the Chartered Tax Adviser (CTA) qualification has signalled technical excellence and professional integrity.

In September 2025, former England and Liverpool footballer John Barnes was declared bankrupt following a petition by HMRC.

The changes in the way people work, combined with recent legisative changes that expand employees’ rights to request flexible working, mean that employers must be prepared for a more agile work

Every tax professional I speak to feels the same tension. On one hand, there’s relentless pressure to ‘do something with AI’.

What came through loud and clear was your desire for balance.

Now that we have had a little time to reflect on this government’s first two Budgets – and to move away from the extensive speculation that surrounded them – it is clear that they need to be se