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The OECD secretary-general has published his report to the July 2021 meeting of G20 leaders in Italy, covering international tax developments including the digital economy, the tax policy aspects of climate change and supporting developing countries to build sustainable tax bases.

HM Treasury has published the required Treasury Direction setting out the detail of the fifth SEISS grant. As promised by early July, HMRC has also updated number of its guidance notes with information in relation to the fifth SEISS grant.

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

HMRC has published new guidance which details when taxpayers may need to make a change to their self-assessment tax return for SEISS payments, and how to do it.

Draft Making Tax Digital (MTD) for Income Tax Self-Assessment (ITSA) Regulations 2021 have been published.

The Supreme Court has unanimously dismissed the appeal of HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) and upheld the decision of the Court of Appeal to quash the follower notice handed to Mr Haworth during 2016 with regards to the ‘round the world’ arrangements he entered into for his 2000–01 tax return. Adam Craggs and Constantine Christofi, partner and senior associate respectively at RPC, and Andrew Hubbard, editor-in-chief of Taxation at ½Û×ÓÊÓƵ comment on the judgment.

HMRC has published a paper setting out its approach to collecting tax debts and supporting taxpayers as the UK emerges from the coronavirus (COVID–19) pandemic.

These Regulations provide for 29th June 2021 to be the appointed day for the commencement of paragraphs 8 and 13 of Schedule 11 to the Finance Act 2020.

The Association of Taxation Technicians (ATT) has shared an update from HMRC concerning about the interaction between the UK Property Reporting Service and self-assessment, particularly in the case where an individual has been charged (and paid) more CGT following the in-year report of their disposal via the service than is due under self-assessment and is now seeking a refund.

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

The National Insurance Contributions (NIC) Bill 2021-22 has passed the Committee stage without amendment.

HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) has published newsletter 130, informing stakeholders of the latest news regarding pension schemes.

HMRC has updated its bi-monthly magazine for June 2021 to provide the latest information for employers and agents on the deadline of 30 June 2021 which applies to both the EU Settlement Scheme and the Small to Medium Enterprise (SME) Brexit Support Fund.

The First-Tier Tribunal (FTT) has updated its guidance on delivering PDF bundles for use in hearings in the Tax Chamber.

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

HMRC has updated its Stamp Duty Land Tax (SDLT) guidance to add information on checks, repayments and paying back amounts that are not due.

The Forum of Heads of Tax Crime Investigation has welcomed the launch of a new edition of the global reference guide setting out the ten core requirements for jurisdictions to be able to effectively tackle tax crime.

HMRC has updated its guidance with information about the changes to the CJRS from 1 July 2021 and claims for furlough days in June 2021.

Responding to HMRC’s consultation on raising standards in the tax advice market, the Law Society supports the principle of mandatory professional indemnity insurance (PII) for anyone who provides tax advice, so long as the new regime does not create additional burdens for regulated professionals who are already subject to minimum PII requirements.

The Law Society has responded to HMRC’s consultation seeking views on ways to help taxpayers get their offshore tax right first time. The Society agrees that the use of offshore data to inform HMRC’s communications and prompts to taxpayers, and particularly to agents, could promote compliance but advises caution where data is incomplete or misleading.