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These are some ideas that we have considered recently.

Exchequer Secretary to the Treasury James Murray delivered his first major speech on taxation at the recent CIOT/ICAEW conference to mark the 20th anniversary of HMRC’s formation (see

The Joint Customs Consultative Committee (JCCC) (tinyurl.com/43aun6vf) is an HMRC forum attended by representative stakeholders to discuss customs procedur

When registering an overseas company for VAT results in a sole proprietor outcome

We reported in Tax Adviser in October 2023 (tinyurl.com/

Chancellor Gordon Brown’s 2006 Budget had a significant focus on reducing the cost to business of regulation.

In 2023-24, the UK tax system demonstrated a remarkable level of voluntary compliance, with over 95% of the £843.4 billion collected by HMRC being paid without intervention.

The forum’s purpose is ‘to exchange views between HMRC and representative organisations relating to the procedures and operations of VAT, and to consider and discuss VAT issues arising from member

The clauses selected for debate by the Committee of the whole House related to capital gains tax (CGT) rates and reliefs, oil and gas taxation, VAT on private school fees rates and rates of stamp d

What happened in 2024

This time last year, I wrote in Tax Adviser that 2024 would be a challenging year for tax and finance directors with one of the key themes being unce

If an error or omission leading to a loss of tax is uncovered, a voluntary disclosure should be made to HMRC as soon as possible.