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The government has committed to a target of building 1.5 million new homes by the end of this parliament and announced land, regulation and financing reforms to support small and medium-sized e

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

The European Commission published a public consultation in July 2025 (tinyurl.com/y2tnrbf3), requesting input from stakeholders on the functioning of t

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.

CIOT response

The CIOT has significant concerns about the negative impact that the breadth of this legislation could have on the tax services market, as it is drafted at the time of wri

The draft legislation updates the scope of Making Tax Digital (MTD) for income tax, as well as making changes to the list of exemptions and HMRC’s powers to cancel penalty points and late submissio

The proposed legislation (tinyurl.com/2zevkeke) introduces a legal requirement for tax advisers who interact with HMRC on behalf of their clients to register w

CIOT response

CIOT is concerned that the legislation as drafted does not achieve its intended goal of targeting the poor actors in the tax services market, while also placing numerous a

The government published its draft Finance Bill 2025-26 in July 2025 for technical consultation.

As part of their plan to support tax agents with getting their practice ready for Making Tax Digital (MTD), HMRC have launched a new initiative where agents can register their interest for furt