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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.

LITRG has delved into this matter in more detail in a blog (see

In a recent consultation, the Welsh government asked for views on the current arrangements for making changes to the Welsh devolved taxes legislation and invited suggestions for any process that mi

Business Rates and Investment: Call for Evidence

The CIOT’s Business Rates Working Group will be looking at this

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’.

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

In a Budget where most announcements were widely speculated on beforehand, one surprise in Budget 2025 came in the form of a change to the capital gains tax relief (CGT) for sales to employee owner