President's page, December 2019
December is traditionally a month for looking back over the year and reflecting on what has been achieved.
December is traditionally a month for looking back over the year and reflecting on what has been achieved.
Having joined the CIOT just a month earlier, and having largely been a VAT specialist throughout my tax career, I had paid little attention at the Budget of March 2015 when George Osborne proclaime
It is coming around to that time of the year when the tax world slows down a pace in preparation for the December break and New Year festivities.
Tax has become such a fluid and uncertain area that you never know what is going to happen in that intervening period.
The Autumn is a very busy time in the Presidential Calendar; by the time you read this, I will have chaired our October Council meeting, and met many volunteers at the Presidential Reception.
Which areas interest you the most? How well is your area of tax covered? Do you read the magazine in print or online? What would you like to see more of?
This change to the stamp duty and stamp duty reserve tax (SDRT), collectively known as stamp taxes on shares (STS), consideration rules, was consulted upon following Budget 2018, along with two oth
The CCLR was announced at Budget 2018 and the government subsequently consulted on the detail of its delivery.
As with many dates, it has a number of interesting or significant anniversaries, such as the Supreme Court taking over the judicial functions of the House of Lords (2009), Concorde breaking the sou