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The Association of Taxation Technicians (ATT) has submitted a response to the government policy paper on changes to the taxation of non-UK domiciled individuals.

These Regulations are made to exempt compensation payments made under the Infected Blood Compensation Scheme, from Income Tax and Capital Gains Tax, and relieve payments from Inheritance Tax, with retrospective effect.

The ATT have made Budget representations on IHT relief on shares, mileage allowances, and trivial benefits.

HMRC has published its latest Stakeholder Digest (29 August 2024).

HMRC has updated its Privacy Notice on the examination of business records, Artificial Intelligence (AI) and automated decision-making.

HMRC has published its Trusts and Estates Newsletter for August 2024

HMRC has published Agent Update issue 122 (21 August 2024) providing a round-up of recent developments and changes to legislation and allowances relating to UK tax for tax agents and advisers.

The Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) has updated its guidance on giving evidence by video link from abroad in a UK court or tribunal case.

HMRC has updated its guidance on ‘What will happen if you don’t pay your tax bill’.

HMRC has redesigned and published the IHT100 suite of forms which are used to report chargeable lifetime transfers by individuals and transfers by trusts.

The Tribunal Procedure Committee seeks views on potential amendments relating to the issue of full decisions.

HMRC is reducing the late-payment interest rate to 7.5% and the repayment rate to 4% from 20 August 2024 for most taxes and payments. Interest on quarterly instalment payments of corporation tax will also be reduced from 12 August.

HMRC has published a document outlining their ongoing engagement plans regarding the changes to the taxation of non-UK domiciled individuals.

Two sets of regulations have been issued to exempt certain compensation payments made to postmasters affected by the Horizon scandal from income tax, capital gains tax, corporation tax and Class 1 NICs, and to provide relief from inheritance tax.

The Autumn Budget will be on 30 October 2024. The Government has also published some tax documents.

The Association of Taxation Technicians (ATT) has met with James Murray MP, the Exchequer Secretary to the Treasury, to discuss priorities for reforms to the tax system and how it can support economic growth.

New guidance has been issued as to when substantive, interlocutory and permission to appeal decisions of the Upper Tribunal (Tax and Chancery Chamber) will and will not be published.

The UK government has published a new Bill designed to ensure that announcements of ‘fiscally significant measures’ are subject to an independent assessment from the OBR.

HMRC has published Agent Update issue 121 (17 July 2024) providing a round-up of recent developments and changes to legislation and allowances relating to UK tax for tax agents and advisers.

Opening the 2024–25 Parliamentary session on 17 July 2024, the King’s Speech set out the UK Government's legislative priorities.