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.
The government’s planned changes to restricted inheritance tax relief have sparked major concern across the farming community, according to a recent survey by the Country Land and Business Asso
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.
The Construction Industry Scheme (CIS) is a complex system that affects a wide range of businesses involved in UK construction work, including many that may not realise they fall within its sco
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).
The CIOT Technical Teams have worked incredibly hard to prepare detailed submissions in response to the draft Finance Bill.
In his article ‘Leasehold Interests: controversial tax implications’ (Tax Adviser, October 2025), Leigh Sayliss questi
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