Amendments coming to Trust Registration Service requirements this summer
On 25 March, The Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing (Amendment) Regulations 2026 (tinyurl.com/crwy2rk8) were laid before Parliament.
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Modernising and mandating agent registration
HMRC introduced new legislation requiring tax advisers who interact with HMRC on behalf of clients to register with HMRC and meet minimum standards.
Multi-factor authentication is coming to HMRC agent accounts
HMRC confirmed that they will be introducing multi-factor authentication in HMRC’s agent update
The Income Tax (Construction Industry Scheme) (Amendment) Regulations 2026: CIOT comments
The CIOT responded to a technical consultation on draft regulations (The Income Tax (Construction Industry Scheme) (Amendment) Regulations 2026), which would exempt payments made to local authoriti
Scotland: Finance and Public Administration Committee: evidence on legacy issues
Lindsay Scott (Technical Officer) gave evidence for the CIOT, alongside Stephen Boyle (Auditor General for Scotland), Dr João Sousa (Fraser of Allander Institute), Michael Clancy (Law Society of Sc
Making Tax Digital for Income Tax: new resources
April marks a watershed moment for the tax profession: after a protracted lead-in, Making Tax Digital (MTD) for Income Tax is finally here.
Business rates reform
In our response, the CIOT welcomed HM Treasury’s Call for Evidence to inform the reform of business rates in England.
ATT and CIOT recommendations on tax support for entrepreneurs
The Call for Evidence (tinyurl.com/3vpuptzy) sought views on the success of venture capital schemes such as the Enterprise Investment Scheme and venture capital tr
Finance Bill 2025-26: ATT briefing on proposed HMRC powers relating to digital communications
Clause 258 of the Finance Bill (which may have become a Finance Act by the time of reading) will allow HMRC to issue outbound correspondence digitally as the default position.