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The year 2025 was one of tough fiscal choices and global disruption. In the UK, the Budget was the most obvious focal point – and one of the most anticipated in recent years.

In October 2014, I co-authored the former Office of Tax Simplification (OTS) report on the competitiveness of the UK tax administration.

LITRG has delved into this matter in more detail in a blog (see

In a recent consultation, the Welsh government asked for views on the current arrangements for making changes to the Welsh devolved taxes legislation and invited suggestions for any process that mi

Business Rates and Investment: Call for Evidence

The CIOT’s Business Rates Working Group will be looking at this

In a Budget where most announcements were widely speculated on beforehand, one surprise in Budget 2025 came in the form of a change to the capital gains tax relief (CGT) for sales to employee owner

A ‘family office’ enables a family to outsource the management of its wealth holding structures, and other administrative or strategic functions, to a trusted group of advisors or individuals.

On 11 December 2024, CIOT and ICAEW published a joint report ‘Tackling HMRC’s customer service challenge’, following a six week study which involved our members recording their attempts to cont

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.