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The Spending Review 2025 is taking place in two phases.

The Local Government, Housing and Planning Committee (the committee) of the Scottish Parliament is considering possible reform of council tax in Scotland.

Per HMRC’s guidance, (see tinyurl.com/yc6dwyjf), an advanced electronic signature is a specific type of digital signature that must:

HMRC’s Customer Compliance Group (CCG) are trialling the removal of the second internal review of a complaint, which they refer to as ‘Tier 2’.

The areas of focus include: difficulties in contacting and communicating with HMRC’s Debt Management Unit; delays and problems setting up time to pay arrangements outside of HMRC’s online service;

The salaried member rules are designed to counter the ‘disguised employment’ of individuals within limited liability partnerships (LLPs).

The single most important tax system in the UK is, of course, the Pay As You Earn system. In 2023-24, PAYE brought in some £409 billion, or about 42% of national accounts taxes.

The Visitor Accommodation (Register and Levy) Etc. (Wales) Bill was introduced in the Senedd on 25 November 2024. It provides for:

On 4 December 2024, the Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Local Government Shona Robison set out the Scottish Budget for 2025-26 (see tinyurl.com/y5r73kxv)

Given the various capital gains tax rate rises announced in the Autumn Budget and the limited scope of business asset disposal relief, it seems likely that the use of employee ownership tr