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Ahead of each UK Budget, HM Treasury invites interested stakeholders to submit formal Budget representations on potential changes to be considered by the Chancellor when preparing the Budget.

Making Tax Digital for Income Tax Self Assessment – to give it the formal name – arrives on 6 April 2026.

One of the first practical rules I learnt in tax was that appeals against assessments should be made within 30 days.

This is a story of success – although one where investment is needed today to develop the future.

Simon York CBE is a former Director of HMRC’s Fraud Investigation Service and has spent his career in tax and financial investigation.

HMRC’s Transformation Roadmap was published on 21 July 2025 and is an extensive vision for HMRC’s future and the future UK tax system (see tinyurl.com/bdd

The consultation proposed two different approaches to reform:

The CIOT response

The CIOT supports the aligning of appeals processes between direct and indirect taxes because it would help to mitigate the confusion and misunderstandings that&n

The CIOT response

The CIOT supports the government in taking a robust approach to those who continue to devise, promote or sell mass-marketed tax avoidance schemes.

On 26 March 2025, the Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves delivered the Spring Statement 2025, unveiling a comprehensive package of measures designed to add