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Scotland: inquiry on council tax reform: CIOT and LITRG respond
The Local Government, Housing and Planning Committee (the committee) of the Scottish Parliament is considering possible reform of council tax in Scotland.
New advanced digital signature requirement from 6 April 2025
Per HMRC’s guidance, (see tinyurl.com/yc6dwyjf), an advanced electronic signature is a specific type of digital signature that must:
HMRC Tier 2 complaints trial: what do you think?
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’.
HMRC debt management: CIOT engagement
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;
Pillar Two: the impact on UK businesses
A two-pillar corporate tax reform plan was agreed between OECD members in October 2021.
Wales: Visitor levy and business rates on private schools
The Visitor Accommodation (Register and Levy) Etc. (Wales) Bill was introduced in the Senedd on 25 November 2024. It provides for:
Scottish Budget 2025-26 and Scotland’s Tax Strategy
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)
Finance Bill 2024: Committee of the whole House debate
The clauses selected for debate by the Committee of the whole House related to capital gains tax (CGT) rates and reliefs, oil and gas taxation, VAT on private school fees rates and rates of stamp d
CIOT technical team successes: February 2025
Changes to guidance/interpretation/procedure
As a result of our feedback on a proposed ‘one-to-many’ letter regarding the High Income Child Benefit Charge (HICBC), HMRC have updated the
