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HM Treasury has published the outcomes of its consultation on the Economic Crime (Anti-Money Laundering) Levy (ECL), which would be paid by entities subject to the Money Laundering Regulations (MLRs) to help fund new government anti-money laundering (AML) action and help deliver the reforms committed to in the 2019 Economic Crime Plan. The government has decided that AML regulated entities will first be charged the levy during the year 1 April 2022 to 31 March 2023. The government has also published a policy paper introducing the draft legislation.

The Treasury has announced a 12-month delay to the introduction of Making Tax Digital for Income Tax, which will now be brought in for the 2024–25 tax year. Basis period reform is also to be moved back by 12 months.

The Courts and Tribunals Judiciary (CTJ) has published the Senior President of Tribunals’ 2021 Annual Report. This is Sir Keith Lindblom’s first report since taking the role in September 2020.

HMRC has updated its guidance with new information about assessments, inspection powers, modifications and restrictions on power to publish information.

HMRC has launched a consultation on the draft legislation for the Residential Property Developer Tax (RPDT) ahead of its inclusion in the 2021-22 Finance Bill.

20 September 2021 - This roundup sets out the most important changes to HMRC manuals over the past week as curated by our editors.

HMRC has published the tax gap statistics showing that it was 5.3% for the tax year 2019-20.

The Chartered Institute of Taxation (CIOT) has commented on the Finance Bill 2021-22 draft legislation on Pensions.

HMRC has published Agent Update issue 88 (September 2021) providing a round-up of recent developments for tax agents and advisers.

The Office of Tax Simplification (OTS) has published a report setting out its analysis of the benefits, costs, and wider implications of a change to the date of the end of the tax year for individuals.

The Chartered Institute of Taxation (CIOT) has made a proactive submission on issues that it considers exist in the current legislation on Employee Ownership Trusts (EOTs).

The Chartered Institute of Taxation (CIOT) has commented on the Finance Bill 2021-22 draft legislation on clamping down on promoters of tax avoidance.

The Chartered Institute of Taxation (CIOT) has commented on the Finance Bill 2021-22 draft legislation on powers to tackle electronic sales suppression (ESS).

HMRC has added the UK-Taiwan 2021 protocol to the 2002 double taxation agreement in August 2021 to its international treaty collection.

HMRC has updated its guidance on Statutory Sick Pay (SSP) rules to include details on airmen and continental shelf workers.

These Regulations substitute a new Schedule 10 to the Corporate Insolvency and Governance Act 2020 (CIGA 2020) to introduce new tapering measures restricting the use of winding up petitions with effect from 1 October 2021. This instrument implements these measures to 31 March 2022. These Regulations come into force on 29 September 2021.

HM Treasury has made a further Treasury Direction setting out the functions of HMRC for payments under the coronavirus (COVID-19) support scheme for working households receiving tax credits.

These Regulations amend the Insolvency (England and Wales) Rules 2016, (SI 2016/1024), to provide permanent procedural rules for the company moratorium procedure introduced into the Insolvency Act 1986 by the Corporate Insolvency and Governance Act 2020 (CIGA 2020). These Regulations come into force on 1 October 2021.

13 September 2021 - This roundup sets out the most important changes to HMRC manuals over the past week as curated by our editors.

These Regulations amend The Promoters of Tax Avoidance Schemes (Prescribed Circumstances under Section 235) Regulations 2015 (SI 2015/130) to reflect changes made in consequence of the introduction of the promotion structures provisions into Part 5 of the Finance Act 2014 by Schedule 30 to the Finance Act 2021.