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The CIOT has welcomed HMRC’s decision to wind down their Business Record Check (BRC) programme from 20 October 2015.

From 6 April 2016, business expenses that are deductible by employees will become exempt if reimbursed by employers, subject to conditions.

The CIOT and ATT have recently responded to HMRC’s consultation document Income Tax: Extension of averaging period for farmers.

The article ‘Proposed refocusing of the enterprise investment scheme’ (Tax Adviser, May 2015) drew attention to the joint Treasury and HMRC publication in March of draft legislation and explanatory

The CIOT has written to the Finance Bill Committee commenting on clause 32 of the Finance Bill which will prevent corporation tax deductions, such as amortisation and impairment debits, for goodwil

The article ‘AIA – arithmetical intricacies?’ (Tax Adviser, September 2015) referred to the ATT’s submission of written evidence to the Finance Bill committee on clause 8.

Since August 2014 when HMRC wrote to employers that were disputing a PAYE charge it has become evident that many businesses are continuing to take this course of action.

Much, I suspect, to the bemusement of the organisers, the attendance at the CIOT residential conferences can be variable. Sometimes demand seems to be high; in other years there are vacancies.

Following a CIOT meeting in July with HMRC policy and HMT on the recent Finance Act 2015 changes to Entrepreneurs’ Relief (transfers of goodwill on incorporation, trading status of ‘management comp

HMRC have recently announced that they are introducing new free filing software for company tax returns, known as Company Accounts and Tax Online (CATO).