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A majority government, a radical new leader of the opposition, a new third party at Westminster, a new First Minister of Scotland. A lot has changed in British politics over the past year.

Every five years, or so, when the nation is about to go to the polls, politicians appear to become interested again in the question: ‘Should we really care about public attitudes to tax?’ Although

Several CIOT representatives attended the autumn round of meetings of the Confédération Fiscale Européenne (CFE) in Vienna.

The CIOT submitted a briefing to the Finance Bill committee on clause 9 of the Finance Bill, the legislation to amend the inheritance tax (IHT) regime by creating a residence nil-rate allowance (RN

Hidden at the back of the summer Budget is a brief announcement of a consultation on cutting business rates for local newspapers.

It is little over a year since the formal launch of social investment tax relief (SITR) in FA 2014, which introduced ITA 2007 Pt 5B and ss 255A–E and TCGA 1992 Sch 8B.

The CIOT has commented on two sets of draft regulations recently published by HMRC that amend the descriptions of the arrangements (hallmarks) that have to be notified to HMRC under the DOTAS regim

Pensions tax is undergoing a generational transformation after recent radical Budgets. With it come challenges for scheme members, their advisers and employers.

Tax-transparent funds offer excellent possibilities for cross-border investing and the UK’s authorised contractual scheme (ACS) is the latest yet perhaps most carefully drafted addition.

Six years ago, a colleague took some time out from her job as a tax adviser. She told a friend that she was going to write a novel.