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Mr Joseph Brown

At its hearing on 23 January 2026, the Disciplinary Tribunal of the Taxation Disciplinary Board determined that Mr Joseph Brown of London, a member of the C

The stated aim is to raise standards in the tax advice market, support economic growth and close the tax gap.

As many expected, the Chancellor’s Spring Statement proved to be rather a ‘non-event’ from a tax policy perspective. The Statement still provides important context, however.

I had been working in tax for around 20 years when I attended an International Tax meeting. At some point, I casually mentioned that the UK’s personal tax year ends on 5 April.

UK practitioners increasingly advise US citizens who are resident in the UK and operate through UK private limited companies.

Once in a while (but not often), taxpayers win cases in the courts where there is an alleged tax avoidance element.

Supply chain transformation – the strategic redesign of how goods are sourced, produced, moved and delivered – has become a board-level priority for multinational businesses over the past decad

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

Local powers versus increased complexity

The purpose of devolved powers is to allow local government to make decisions impacting their own area.

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