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

On 18 November 2024, HMRC convened a meeting of representatives from several professional bodies, including the CIOT, to discuss and seek feedback on the construction of the draft legislation conce

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.

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.

In the June issue of Tax Adviser, I reported on the Cooke case (‘Two DP or not two DP, that’s the problem’), where an individual was able to secure a claim for entrepreneurs’

Speak to most tax advisers or accountants who interact with HMRC on a regular basis and they will be able to provide numerous examples of HMRC standards falling below what could be considered a

Without wishing to comment on the accuracy of the general public’s perception of inheritance tax, it is probably fair to say it is widely considered to be an unpopular tax.

One area of increasing importance concerns responsibilities where taxpayers and/or their agents use software to file returns with HMRC.

A fundamental aspect of the tribunals system is that a tribunal is meant to be a more accessible forum for achieving justice than the courts.