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The European Council, in its statement of conclusions to the 14–15 March 2013 meetings, clearly identified the driver behind current tax policy: ‘In the context of challenging fiscal consolidation

Clause 4, page 2, line 19, at end add—

‘(4) The Chancellor of the Exchequer shall instruct the Offi

The annual International Indirect Tax Conference took place on 14 February at the Royal Gardens Hotel in London.

Whether it is a sign of the start of the house buying season or an indicator of increased confidence in the economy, from our postbag it seems that more clients are applying for mortgages.

The spring round of meetings of the Confédération Fiscale Européenne (CFE) and the CFE Forum 2013 were held in Brussels, attended by four CIOT representatives.

ESC A4: travelling expenses of directors

The draft legislation enacts parts (a), (b) and (c) of ESC A4.

There have been a few instances recently where members have pointed out to the CIOT that the role of agents has not been adequately recognised by HMRC in compliance work.

RTI is now in full swing. If you deal with payrolls for clients or for your own firm, I hope that the first month went well.

As reported in April’s Technical Newsdesk, the Government has been taking steps to restrict the ability of tax ‘defaulters’ to bid for or retain government contracts.

From June until the end of October 2013, HMRC are to run a pilot in the North East of England to test a new, more flexible service for the 1.5 million people whom they estimate need extra support w