Tax advisers: sanctionable conduct
Finance Act 2026 introduces a new penalty to tackle tax advisers who engage in ‘sanctionable conduct’ (Sch 22 ss 250-253).
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New loan charge settlement opportunity
The Finance Act 2026 introduces a new settlement opportunity for taxpayers with outstanding loan charge liabilities, following the McCann review.
Multi-factor authentication is coming to HMRC agent accounts
HMRC confirmed that they will be introducing multi-factor authentication in HMRC’s agent update
Large business tax compliance: CIOT responds to Public Accounts Committee inquiry
The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) inquiry into Large business tax compliance is scrutinising the processes
Updating HMRC’s guidance on Real Estate Investment Trusts and the manuals more widely
The CIOT recently sent a letter to HMRC requesting an update to their guidance on Real Estate Investment Trusts (REIT) in their Investment Funds Manual
Business rates reform
In our response, the CIOT welcomed HM Treasury’s Call for Evidence to inform the reform of business rates in England.
Finance Bill 2025-26: clauses 36 to 38 – share for share exchanges
Clauses 36 to 38 of the Finance Bill relate to the rules that apply to share for share exchanges and other corporate reorganisations (and collective investment scheme reconstructions), where shareh
Finance Bill 2025-26: clause 80 – certain charitable donations not to be treated as supplies of goods
Under the current legislation, goods donated by VAT-registered businesses for resale by a charity are zero-rated, whereas goods donated for use by the charity or for onward distribution are usually
The Welsh government proposes changes to the devolved taxes
The Welsh government’s recent white paper includes both proposed technical changes to the devolved taxes – land transaction tax (LTT) and landfill disposals tax – and changes to the Welsh Revenue A