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April marks a watershed moment for the tax profession: after a protracted lead-in, Making Tax Digital (MTD) for Income Tax is finally here.

And this new tax year is rather a special one: at long last, we have reached the official start date for Making Tax Digital (MTD) for Income Tax.

In our response, the CIOT welcomed HM Treasury’s Call for Evidence to inform the reform of business rates in England.

The Welsh government’s recent white paper includes both proposed technical changes to the devolved taxes – land transaction tax (LTT) and landfill disposals tax – and changes to the Welsh Revenue A

• 12,029,168 self-assessment returns were expected.
• A total of 11,489,825 retu

On the public policy front, our teams, led by Ellen Milner and Emma Rawson, have been actively engaged in making representations on the Finance Bill.

One of HMRC’s stated ambitions for the introduction of MTD is to reduce taxpayer error and mistakes under Self Assessment.

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.

The CIOT and ATT have provided briefings for the Committee of Whole House on the first eight clauses of the Finance (No 2) Bill 2025-26.