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Visitor accommodation registration and levy: a new Welsh tax
The Visitor Accommodation (Register and Levy) Etc. (Wales) Act 2025 (VARLA 2025) received Royal Assent in September 2025, marking a major step in the evolution of Welsh tax powers.
Long-term residence: the new key inheritance tax status
In the second part of this series on inheritance tax, we outline the significant changes to UK inheritance tax rules effective from April 2025, focusing on the replacement of domicile with long
HMRC Customer Service Levels: an update on CIOT-ICAEW joint project
On 11 December 2024, CIOT and ICAEW published a joint report ‘Tackling HMRC’s customer service challenge’, following a six week study which involved our members recording their attempts to cont
Budget representations
Ahead of each UK Budget, HM Treasury invites interested stakeholders to submit formal Budget representations on potential changes to be considered by the Chancellor when preparing the Budget.
Making Tax Digital for Income Tax: suitable accounting software
Making Tax Digital for Income Tax Self Assessment – to give it the formal name – arrives on 6 April 2026.
Lease extensions within shared freehold arrangements: the tax implications
In his article ‘Leasehold Interests: controversial tax implications’ (Tax Adviser, October 2025), Leigh Sayliss questi
Pensions and inheritance tax: revisiting assumptions
The government’s draft legislation on the inheritance tax treatment of pensions represents one of the most far-reaching changes
Draft Finance Bill 2025-26: Promoters of marketed tax avoidance
CIOT response
The CIOT has significant concerns about the negative impact that the breadth of this legislation could have on the tax services market, as it is drafted at the time of wri
Inheritance tax: an era of change for lifetime gifting
With the Autumn Budget due on 26 November 2025, tax advisers across the UK are preparing for what could be (in combination with the 30 October 2024 Budget) the most significant overhaul of the
