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Over the last 25 years, the UK’s employment tax legislation has evolved largely in response to repeated attempts by successive governments to reduce PAYE and NICs avoidance in labour supply cha

Businesses often underestimate how much tax shapes behaviour. Consider the 5p charge on plastic bags: a minor levy that fundamentally shifted consumer habits almost overnight.

Each year, the House of Lords Economic Affairs Finance Bill Sub-Committee conducts an inquiry into specific aspects of the draft Finance Bill, taking written and oral evidence to produce an apo

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.

We are operating in a world where attracting and retaining talent is a challenge that all organisations are facing, with workers seeking roles that give them the flexibility to work when and wh

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.

Employers are legally responsible for deducting, accounting for and paying income tax and Class 1 primary NIC to HMRC under the PAYE system.