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The Low Incomes Tax Reform Group (LITRG) is urging the estimated one million taxpayers who failed to file their tax return on time to get their tax affairs back on track.

The Low Incomes Tax Reform Group (LITRG) has published new guidance to help taxpayers navigate the biggest change to the UK tax system since self assessment.

The Chartered Institute of Taxation (CIOT) has welcomed today’s House of Lords report on the government’s proposed inheritance tax (IHT) changes, which endorses changes the Institute has been calling for, including the need for guidance and regulations for the IHT pension changes to be published much sooner than the government’s plan of spring 2027. 

The seven professional bodies that jointly prepare Professional Conduct in Relation to Taxation (PCRT) have published new guidance for their members on using artificial intelligence (AI) tools in their tax work.

The Chartered Institute of Taxation (CIOT) has commented on the income tax announcements in today’s Scottish Budget (13 January 2026).

The Chartered Institute of Taxation (CIOT) has welcomed the publication of legislation to extend income tax exemptions for eye tests and glasses, and home working equipment, to include costs reimbursed by employers. These benefits are already exempt where an employer pays for them directly (including providing a voucher). The CIOT has also welcomed legislation introducing a new exemption for flu vaccinations, which will also extend to employer reimbursements. 

The Low Incomes Tax Reform Group (LITRG) is urging the Chancellor to set out how the government’s plan not to collect income tax from certain state pensioners will work.

The Chartered Institute of Taxation has welcomed the government’s decision1 not to introduce a criminal offence of failing to notify a scheme under the Disclosure of Tax Avoidance Scheme (DOTAS) rules.  

The Chartered Institute of Taxation (CIOT) has welcomed the news that the new £1 million agricultural and business property reliefs allowance will be transferable between spouses and civil partners. The Institute had made the case for this change in a number of representations to government.

The announcement today that e-invoicing will be mandatory for VAT registered businesses selling to UK business customers from April 2029 is a big step in the digitalisation of the tax system comparable to the introduction of Making Tax Digital, says the Chartered Institute of Taxation (CIOT).