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The CIOT and ATT have engaged with HMRC with a view to improving the accessibility of tax guidance relating to the UK’s net zero strategy.

The Spring Statement confirmed that the VAT rate on energy-saving materials – such as solar panels, wind and water turbines – installed in domestic properties will be reduced from 5% to zero betwee

CIOT was invited by the Country Landowners’ Association to give evidence to the All Party Parliamentary Group for Rural Business and the Rural Powerhouse.

The Trusts and Estates Agent Advisory Group meets regularly through the year to discuss practical matters to do with trusts and estates.

The Association of Taxation Technicians has prepared two ‘How to’ guides to help agents navigate the Trust Registration Service and UK Property Reporting Service.

In early April, HMRC announced some changes to inheritance tax processes and procedures as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.

In January 2020, most of the Fifth Money Laundering Directive was implemented – apart from the provisions for the expansion of the Trust Register, where further consultation is planned.&nbs

The Trusts and Estates Agent Advisory Group meets regularly through the year to discuss practical matters to do with trusts and estates.

The stated objective of the transposition is to ensure that the UK’s anti-money laundering and counter-terrorist financing (AML/CTF) regime is kept up to date, effective and proportionate.

In April ATT representatives attended one of the early workshops in HMRC’s latest Master Customer Journey (MCJ) project – the experience of a first time trustee.