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The Local Government, Housing and Planning Committee (the committee) of the Scottish Parliament is considering possible reform of council tax in Scotland.

Per HMRC’s guidance, (see tinyurl.com/yc6dwyjf), an advanced electronic signature is a specific type of digital signature that must:

HMRC’s Customer Compliance Group (CCG) are trialling the removal of the second internal review of a complaint, which they refer to as ‘Tier 2’.

The areas of focus include: difficulties in contacting and communicating with HMRC’s Debt Management Unit; delays and problems setting up time to pay arrangements outside of HMRC’s online service;

Furnished holiday lettings

Clause 25 and Schedule 5 provide for the abolition of the furnished holiday lettings (FHL) regime with effect from 1 April 2025 for companies and 6 April 2025 for

Hybrid cars

Clauses 5 and 6 of the Finance Bill set out the benefit in kind percentages for company cars which will apply from 2025-26 until 2029-30.

Following the October Budget, the CIOT made representations expressing concern about the narrow focus of the new distributions relief, along with the need to claim it, and the lack of any guidance

The CIOT’s latest response was largely positive, many of the Finance Bill proposals being in tune with suggestions the CIOT made in the 2023 consultation.

The Visitor Accommodation (Register and Levy) Etc. (Wales) Bill was introduced in the Senedd on 25 November 2024. It provides for:

On 4 December 2024, the Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Local Government Shona Robison set out the Scottish Budget for 2025-26 (see tinyurl.com/y5r73kxv)