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Finance (No.2) Act 2024received Royal Assent on 24 May 2024.

At Spring Budget 2024, the government announced that it will abolish the furnished holiday lettings (FHL) regime with effect from April 2025.

In 2018, the CIOT made a proactive submission to HMRC about the capital gains tax (CGT) trap on refinancing property using alternative (Shariah compliant) finance (see Mohammed Amin’s article in

HMRC published Revenue and Customs Brief 7 (2024) VAT treatment of voluntary carbon credits (tinyurl.com/53pydsuy) on 9 May, which confirms that v

HM Treasury and HMRC launched their joint ‘Consultation on the introduction of a UK carbon border adjustment mechanism’ (CBAM) 

The recent Welsh government’s land transaction tax (LTT) consultation looks at extending the time limit indefinitely for reclaims and exemption from higher rates in limited circumstances.

The ATT has responded to the consultation on ‘Transparency of land ownership involving trusts’, which was issued late in 2023.

Currently, recycled plastic sourced from a mechanical reclamation route can be used to evidence that plastic packaging meets the 30% plastic packaging tax (PPT) relief threshold test.

The CIOT responded to the joint HM Treasury and Department of Levelling Up, Housing and Communities consultation on tackling business rates avoidance and evasion.

The Scottish government teamed up with the Convention of Scottish Local Authorities (COSLA – on behalf of local government) to consult on a fairer council tax system.