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HM Treasury published the Customs Bill White Paper on 9 October 2017, ahead of the draft Bill being released before the end of the year.

In October 2017, the CIOT attended a stakeholder meeting with HMRC and representatives from the logistics and legal sectors to discuss its draft legislation, The Fulfilment Business (Approval Schem

The fundamental principle of VAT (so much so that it is the basis of the name of the tax) is that each party in a chain of supplies is required to hand over the tax in relation to the extent to whi

Life without worrying about VAT might be an attractive thought for many small business owners.

On 13 July 2017, after representations from many professional bodies and stakeholders (including CIOT, ATT and LITRG), the Financial Secretary to the Treasury, Mel Stride, announced a relaxation in

Chaired by Michael Conlon QC, he introduced an impressive line-up of speakers covering topics such as practical VAT and Customs duty issues expected to flow from the rapidly approaching “Brexit”, a

HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) issued, earlier in the year, new guidelines on the VAT free supply of vehicles to customers with disabilities that require the use of wheelchairs or stretchers to mo

The Scottish Government undertook two consultations over the summer in relation to Air Departure Tax (ADT), which is expected to take effect in Scotland from 1 April 2018.

A Budget Representation is a written representation from an interest group, individual or representative body to HM Treasury with the aim of commenting on government policy and suggesting new polic

In one of David Attenborough’s TV programmes, he featured a giraffe being stalked by a pair of lions but, despite their cunning trap the giraffe escaped and the lions left empty-handed.