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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.

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).

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.

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

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HMRC has published its bi-monthly magazine providing the latest information on payroll-related topics for employers and agents.

The Law Society has responded to HMRC’s consultation on a range of new measures to disrupt the business models relied on by promoters of tax avoidance.

The Office of Tax Simplification (OTS) has published a document setting out the scope of a new high-level exploration of the benefits, costs and wider implications of changing the date of the end of the tax year for individuals and will publish a further report over the Summer of 2021.

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

The OECD has published the public comments received on proposed changes to commentaries in the OECD Model Tax Convention on Article 9 and related articles.

The Government has responded to the House of Commons Treasury Committee’s report ‘Tax after Coronavirus’, published in March 2021.

The online claims service for the fifth SEISS grant covering May 2021 to September 2021 will be available from late July 2021.