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Press release: Improvements urgently needed to HMRC’s IR35 assessment tool for off-payroll working rules to operate effectively

New legislation published today will make businesses and other organisations responsible for determining the tax status of the contractors they hire through their own companies and ensuring the necessary employment taxes are paid. Tax advisers are warning that unless there are significant improvements to HMRC’s Check Employment Status for Tax (CEST) tool the new rules1 will lead to uncertainty and protracted disputes.

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Press release: Home sellers – watch out for capital gains tax changes

The Chartered Institute of Taxation (CIOT) is urging HMRC to maximise efforts to communicate forthcoming changes to capital gains tax which will introduce new and increase existing tax bills for some home sellers from April 2020.

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Press release: National digital services taxes should only be stopgaps

National digital services taxes – like the UK proposal for which legislation was published today, and the French proposal which passed the country’s Senate today – should only be temporary stopgaps ahead of the forging of an international consensus on how the digital economy should be taxed, says the Chartered Institute of Taxation (CIOT).

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LITRG Press Release: LITRG urges parents to understand their childcare support choices this summer

School summer holidays bring the perennial headache for parents to find childcare cover. The good news is that they can get help with childcare costs. But LITRG says it is crucial that parents understand which of several government supported schemes is best for them because the consequences of getting it wrong can be costly.

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Press release: OTS review offers sensible suggestions for working out how to reform inheritance tax

Today’s review of inheritance tax by the Office of Tax Simplification contains some sensible suggestions for reforming inheritance tax (IHT). As always, continued consultation is needed as the proposals are developed and refined, says the Chartered Institute of Taxation (CIOT).

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Press release: HMRC helpline failures highlight impact of Brexit and inadequate pilot on digital reporting deadline

The Chartered Institute of Taxation (CIOT) and Association of Taxation Technicians (ATT) ascribe a collapse in HMRC’s VAT helpline service levels to the lack of an adequate pilot for the roll-out of Making Tax Digital (MTD) for VAT1 and the pressures of Brexit on HMRC resources.

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Press release: Institute appoints new Chief Executive

The Chartered Institute of Taxation (CIOT) has announced the appointment of Helen Whiteman as the Institute’s new Chief Executive.

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Press release: Chartered Institute of Taxation urges focus on customer service to close the tax gap

Commenting on HMRC’s Measuring tax gaps 2019 edition, published today, CIOT President Glyn Fullelove said:

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LITRG Press Release: Relief available for taxpayers struggling to find accessible software for new tax rules

Anyone who cannot find suitably accessible software to comply with the new Making Tax Digital for VAT rules should apply to HMRC for a temporary exemption, says the Low Incomes Tax Reform Group (LITRG).

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Press release: New tax framework can limit need for last minute changes

The “eleventh-hour” agreement between the Scottish Government and Green Party to secure the Scottish Budget would have been too rushed to conform with its proposed framework for introducing new taxes, the Chartered Institute of Taxation has said.

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