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LITRG has submitted comments to HMRC on two consultations on different approaches to tackling the hidden economy – one on sanctions and the

Background

The government published proposals for a levy on drinks that contain added sugar. Behind the tax is concern that drinks that are high in sugar content are leading to obesity.

Our survey

The survey closed on 3 October and we received an impressive 1,082 replies, which is a great response rate.

Background

The government has adopted legislation that will change the place of supply of repair services provided to insurers with effect from 1 October 2016 (

Where the sum payable for a property is contingent or uncertain, an application for deferment of SDLT will also have to be done within the 14 days rather than the current 30 days.

(LTT) to replace the UK stamp duty land tax in Wales from April 2018 and includes measures to tackle the avoidance of devolved taxes.

The Finance Committee of the Scottish Parliament issued a call for evidence at the end of June 2016 to assist their inquiry on a Scottish approach to taxation (tinyurl.com/hdpnxa3).

In November 2014, HMRC announced it would be using the services of a private third party company called SYNNEX-Concentrix to carry out tax credit compliance checks on their behalf.

The CFE was founded in 1959 and today embraces 26 national organisations from 21 European countries, representing, with its member organisations, more than 200,000 tax advisers.

The Scottish Government intends to implement council tax reform through The Council Tax (Substitution of Proportion) (Scotland) Order 2016, which it laid in the Scottish Parliament in early Septemb