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Stay informed: explore recent customs news updates
The CIOT’s and ATT’s latest news items include key updates on customs processes for shipping goods that require safety and security declarations from Great Britain to Northern Ireland and a sum
Digital filing: a new approach to standards
This is a story of success – although one where investment is needed today to develop the future.
Levelling up: sustainable development
Almost exactly ten years ago, on 25 September 2015, the 193 countries of the UN General Assembly adopted the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development which created the 17 world Sustainable Developme
The latest challenge: 21st century tax crime
Simon York CBE is a former Director of HMRC’s Fraud Investigation Service and has spent his career in tax and financial investigation.
HMRC’s Transformation Roadmap: the future tax system
HMRC’s Transformation Roadmap was published on 21 July 2025 and is an extensive vision for HMRC’s future and the future UK tax system (see tinyurl.com/bdd
Strengthening the soft drinks industry levy: HMRC and HMT consultation
The soft drinks industry levy (SDIL), or ‘sugar tax’ as it has been known in the media, came into effect in April 2018.
VAT treatment of business donations of goods to charity: HMRC and HMT consultation
In our response to the consultation document VAT treatment of business donations of goods to charity (tinyurl.com/2xpf8bfx), the ATT welcomes the propo
The circular economy: the implications for tax policy
The global economy is increasingly strained by resource depletion and environmental degradation.
