HMRC has updated guidance on registering as an agent or receiving an agent code to confirm the timescale for a response is now up to 40 days.

The UK Government has set out next stages for Parliamentary scrutiny of the Finance Bill.

The CIOT has written a letter to the Chair of the Treasury Committee, Dame Meg Hillier MP regarding some of the tax measures in the October 2024 Budget.

25 November 2024 - This roundup sets out the most important changes to HMRC manuals over the past week as curated by our editors

HMRC has published issue 125 of Agent Update.

HMRC is reducing the late-payment interest rate to 7.25% and the repayment rate to 3.75% from 26 November 2024 for most taxes and payments. Interest on quarterly instalment payments of corporation tax will also be reduced from 18 November.

HMRC has updated it guidance on VAT for private schools to add information on supplying special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) therapies and education.

The Aggregates Tax and Devolved Taxes Administration (Scotland) Act 2024 has received Royal Assent.

18 November 2024 - This roundup sets out the most important changes to HMRC manuals over the past week as curated by our editors

The 2024 UK-Romania Double Taxation Agreement has been published by HMRC.

These Regulations correct an anomaly in the original Making Tax Digital penalties legislation, to make sure that HMRC can assess the second late-payment penalty before the tax due has been paid in full.

Published on 7 November 2024, Finance Bill 2025 includes many of the Autumn Budget announcements, with a revised version of the legislation to replace the tax treatment of resident but non-UK domiciled individuals.

This instrument enables the East Midlands Combined County Authority to claim a refund of VAT incurred on goods and services purchased for its non-business activities.

This instrument enables the Health Services Safety Investigations Body (HSSIB) to recover VAT incurred in cost-sharing arrangements.

HMRC has updated its guidance on receiving income tax or PAYE repayments on behalf of others.

HMRC has published new guidance on how to send VAT Returns when exempt from Making Tax Digital for VAT.

HMRC has published new guidance on applying for statutory clearance.

The Chancellor鈥檚 Budget on 30 October 2024 will increase employer NICs, raise the main rates of CGT, initiate reform of the tax treatment of carried interest, and confirmed the replacement of the remittance basis regime and removal of the VAT exemption for private school fees. Some of the smaller announcements were of equal interest, including extending mandation of Making Tax Digital for Income Tax and increasing the HMRC late-payment interest rate.

The CIOT has published its response to the Tribunal Procedure Committee consultation on possible changes to the procedure rules concerning the provision of written reasons for decisions and other case management measures.

HMRC has published issue 124 of Agent Update.