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Many years ago, HM Customs and Excise’s Revenue Duties Divisions found themselves relocated from the South Bank of the Thames to the south bank of the River Irwell.

VAT on deals involving three parties has always been a hotbed of potential problems. It is a classic case of how things can go wrong in the shark infested waters of the nation’s favourite tax.

The new Chancellor, Jeremy Hunt, was appointed on 14 October and the first announcement came on the same day. The government will not be cutting the previously enacted rates of corporation tax.

Older readers will remember the famous catchphrase of the late entertainer Bruce Forsyth with his game show quip that ‘points make prizes.’ As far as the new penalty regime for submitting late VAT

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1 January 2023 will be a massive date in the VAT calendar. The longstanding and very draconian default surcharge regime will be replaced by a new system to penalise late payments of VAT returns.

The CIOT and ATT have engaged with HMRC with a view to improving the accessibility of tax guidance relating to the UK’s net zero strategy.

HMRC recently issued Revenue and Customs Brief 10 (2022) (see bit.ly/3BJGVvr), explaining its new interpretation of the legislation about whether an activity is

Brexit introduced some important changes to the tax aspects of importing and exporting goods and to a lesser extent, services, in and out of the UK.

Work to listed buildings is complex with specialist buildings needing specialist tradesmen.