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

HMRC has updated its import, export and customs guidance to reflect the post-Brexit regime. The update covers the period from 14 June 2021 to 21 June 2021.

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.

HMRC has published Agent Update issue 85 (June 2021) providing a round-up of recent developments for tax agents and advisers.

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.

HMRC has updated its factsheet on notices of binding and bound arrangements opinion notices under the general anti-abuse rule (GAAR), particularly to cover the deadline by which corrective action should be taken and the subsequent ‘closed period’ during which no GAAR-related adjustments may be made.

HMRC is reminding working parents that they can use the Tax-Free childcare top-up to help pay for their childcare costs over the summer.

HMRC has updated it guidance on the Conditional Exemption Tax incentive scheme to deal with variations to the scheme arising from issues related to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.

HMRC has published the synthesised text of the UK’s double taxation treaty with Albania, as modified by the BEPS Multilateral Instrument (MLI).

These Regulations are supplementary to the legislation in Finance Act 2021 that provides for a temporary extension to the trading loss carry back rules from 12 months to three years for companies and unincorporated businesses.

HMRC has published Spotlight 58 – tax avoidance arrangement attempting to avoid corporation tax, income tax and National Insurance contributions (NICs) by using unfunded pension arrangements.

HMRC has published a new VAT Brief confirming that the VAT exemption for welfare services does not apply to private welfare institutions or agencies which supply daycare services in England and Wales and are not state-regulated.

In the ever-fast-moving world of tax announcements and developments, this news pulls together some of the key changes announced this week. Our commentary will be updated in due course to reflect these latest developments.

HMRC has updated its import, export and customs guidance to reflect the post-Brexit regime. The update covers the period from 7 June 2021 to 14 June 2021.

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

The Regulations make amendments to the Customs Tariff (Preferential Trade Arrangements) (EU Exit) Regulations, SI 2020/1457 to implement preferential customs import duty rates agreed under further free trade arrangements entered between the UK and other countries. They also amend the Customs (Tariff Quotas) (EU Exit) Regulations, SI 2020/1432.

These Regulations form part of the legislation for customs duty and VAT made under the Taxation (Cross-border Trade) Act 2018 (TCTA). The instrument extends the staged customs controls, which have been in place since 1 January 2021 and were due to end on 30 June 2021.

HMRC has updated its guidance for companies on claiming relief from corporation tax for trading losses by inserting a new section about the temporary extension to carry back of trade losses.