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CTA Address 2019: How the touchpaper was lit on tax avoidance, and the challenges for companies today

Financial Times journalist Vanessa Houlder reflected on her time as a tax correspondent and the challenges to reporting tax stories for this year's CTA Address   

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Tax and the unrepresented: some reflections on tax, social justice and the rule of law

What do we mean when we talk about the ‘rule of law’?

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National Insurance Bill passes committee stage

A committee of MPs passed the National Insurance Contributions (Termination Awards and Sporting Testimonials) Bill without amendment on Tuesday (May 14th), including an evidence session with witnesses from CIOT among others.

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‘No-deal’ statutory instruments debated

A delegated legislation committee considered three statutory instruments that will be needed in the event of a ‘no deal’ Brexit:

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Consolidated tax for business suggested by think-tank

The Centre for Policy Studies’ (CPS) new Think Small report calls for the government to adopt an ‘emblematic’ policy to champion small and family businesses: the Simple Consolidated Tax (SCT). 

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'Live' blog: Treasury Committee looks at business rates with key witnesses

The problems with the business rates system cannot be solved by just having more regular revaluations or just copying Scotland's example, the Treasury Committee’s latest evidence session on business rates heard today (7).

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Peers unhappy over Loan Charge and wider HMRC powers

Peers raised concerns over the 2019 Loan Charge and the preparedness of business for digital tax reporting, during a debate this week (29) on two reports from the House of Lords Economic Affairs Committee’s Finance Bill Sub-Committee.

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National insurance changes probed by Opposition

MPs have given a second reading to a Bill which makes changes to the national insurance treatment of payments relating to the termination of employment and testimonials held for sports people.

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Hammond quizzed on loan charge and pension tax relief

The Chancellor of the Exchequer, Philip Hammond, gave evidence to the Treasury Committee on his Spring Statement and related issues. Topics covered included the 2019 loan charge, tax relief on pension contributions, government fiscal plans, the tax base and scrutiny of government spending.

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Tax system slated for its intergenerational unfairness

A House of Lords Committee has set out a range of recommendations across different policy areas to tackle the challenge of retaining the supportive relationship between generations and take a more long-term policy approach.

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