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On 25 March, The Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing (Amendment) Regulations 2026 (tinyurl.com/crwy2rk8) were laid before Parliament.

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.

At the time of writing, the Finance Bill 2025-26 is making its way through the committee stage, with ministers examining each clause before the Bill receives Royal Assent.

The online article in January’s edition of Tax Advisor (tinyurl.com/2mx5cpft) provided an update about changes to agricultural and business proper

In December, the ATT and CIOT joined with other legal, trust and accountancy bodies to express concerns to HMRC about the lack of awareness of new requirements to register trusts and other entities

Ever since the changes to pensions and agricultural/business property relief (APR/BPR) were announced at the Budget in 2024, the CIOT and ATT have been busy – both behind the scenes and in public –

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