CIOT President's page: A smorgasbord of tax (December 2025)
Any tax-raising Budget will have losers and, as economists note, the optimal way to raise taxes is to apply wide measures to the broadest base.
Any tax-raising Budget will have losers and, as economists note, the optimal way to raise taxes is to apply wide measures to the broadest base.
On 21 October, the government announced major reforms to the UK’s anti-money laundering (AML) supervision framework.
Traditionally, chancellors disappeared from public view for at least a month before Budget Day, re-emerging only on the Sunday before the Budget to appear on political TV programmes.
I am continually grateful to our volunteers, Technical Officers, External Relations team and Professional Standards team (as tax policy increasingly intersects with professional standards issues).
Each year, the House of Lords Economic Affairs Finance Bill Sub-Committee conducts an inquiry into specific aspects of the draft Finance Bill, taking written and oral evidence to produce an apo
The CIOT has commented on the Trust Registration Service aspects of the draft Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing (Amendment and Miscellaneous Provision) Regulations 2025, issued for consu
The CIOT Technical Teams have worked incredibly hard to prepare detailed submissions in response to the draft Finance Bill.
As Senior Manager of the CIOT’s Low Incomes Tax Reform Group (LITRG), it is a privilege to work with a team that constantly strives to make a difference to the experience of unrepresented taxpayers
The CIOT Presidential team and Helen were delighted to welcome 160 members to our Cambridge autumn conference. Next year’s conference will be held on 18-20 September.