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The OECD secretary-general tax report to G20 finance ministers and central bank governors has been published.

The CIOT has responded to HMRC’s consultation on the draft Social Security Contributions (Freeports) Regulations 2022 which will maintain the new NICs relief where an employee’s time spent at a freeport site is limited due to a protected characteristic.

The Association of Taxation Technicians (ATT) is calling for a rethink of the Government’s plan to require companies to notify HMRC in advance that they intend to claim R&D tax reliefs, because the ATT fears it risks denying tax relief to the very smallest and newest companies that need this tax relief the most.

HMRC has published Agent Update issue 93 (February 2022) providing a round-up of recent developments for tax agents and advisers.

The UK and Scottish governments have made a landmark agreement to establish 2 new Green Freeports in Scotland.

HMRC has published new guidance that provides information on how and when employers can claim NICs relief on the earnings of qualifying veterans.

HMRC has launched a technical consultation seeking views on draft regulations, which will widen the scope of the tax legislation applying to alternative finance arrangements. The consultation runs until 11 March 2022.

The CIOT has published the latest HMRC Stakeholder Digest (10 February 2022) which provides a round-up of the latest news and updates on Making Tax Digital for VAT, CJRS and umbrella company market.

The Law Society has responded to HMRC’s consultation on the draft Mandatory disclosure regulations that would replace DAC 6 and require disclosure of certain arrangements to HMRC.

A House of Lords Library briefing paper summarises all stages in the Finance Bill’s progress through Parliament with details of all agreed amendments, together with the Lords’ Economic Affairs Finance Bill Sub-committee’s views on basis period reform and the new requirement for large businesses to notify uncertain tax treatments to HMRC.

14 February 2022 - This roundup sets out the most important changes to HMRC manuals over the past week as curated by our editors.

HM Treasury has published a summary of responses outlining the feedback the government received on the call for input on the UK funds regime.

Lesotho, Thailand and Viet Nam have signed the Multilateral Convention to Implement Tax Treaty Related Measures to Prevent Base Erosion and Profit Shifting (the Convention or MLI).

HMRC has substantially updated its promoters of tax avoidance schemes (POTAS) guidance to reflect updates to the provisions introduced by

HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) has published new guidance detailing the rates and thresholds for employers operating a payroll or providing expenses and benefits to their employees. These rates and allowances apply from 6 April 2022 to 5 April 2023.

7 February 2022 - This roundup sets out the most important changes to HMRC manuals over the past week as curated by our editors.

The Chartered Institute of Taxation (CIOT) has responded to the HM Treasury R&D Tax Reliefs Report.

Following the agreement reached in October 2021 to a two-pillar solution to address the tax challenges arising from digitalisation and globalisation of the economy, the OECD is now launching a consultation seeking public views on a number of aspects of Pillar One and Pillar Two.

HMRC has announced that the interest rates for late payments will be revised. This follows from the Bank of England’s (BoE) Monetary Policy Committee vote on 2 February 2022 to increase the BoE interest rate from 0.25% to 0.50%.

HMRC has confirmed to the CIOT that the income tax self-assessment late-filing penalty waiver (no penalties for returns filed by 28 February 2022) will also apply for the reporting of overclaimed Covid-19 grants.