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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.

These Regulations amend the Tax Avoidance Schemes (Information) Regulations (SI 2012/1836) to reflect changes made to Part 7 of the Finance Act 2004 by the Finance Act 2021.

The Health and Social Care Levy Bill has been introduced to Parliament.

HMRC has further updated its guidance for employers on rates and thresholds to clarify the application of the new Health and Social Care Levy.

HMRC has published details of the settlement opportunities for tax owed as a result of the Court of Appeal decision (

HMRC has updated its guidance to confirm the introduction of a new, UK-wide Health and Social Care Levy which is based on National Insurance contributions.

HMRC has updated its disclosure guidance where the tax loss involves an offshore matter or offshore transfer which makes the loss of tax significantly harder to identify.

HMRC has provided an update regarding penalty assessments in relation to protective assessments issued earlier this year on Worldwide Disclosure Facility (WDF) cases.

To help fund the government’s social care plans NIC rates will increase by 1.25% and tax on dividends will increase by 1.25% from April 2022.