In the news: November 2022

John Barnett, of CIOT, said HMRC’s move to arrange ‘pre-tax filing’ conversation calls with taxpayers and their advisers is a subtle undermining of the relationship between the adviser and the client.

Financial Times, 7 Sept 2022

Homebuyers face paying more tax to buy a property in Scotland than England after the Chancellor doubled the threshold at which stamp duty kicks in south of the border, the CIOT highlighted.

Daily Telegraph, 23 Sept 2023

‘Research by the Chartered Institute of Taxation shows that if the SNP does not cut taxes, someone on a £40,000 salary would pay an extra £395 a year in income tax in Scotland compared with the rest of the UK.’

Scottish Daily Mail, 24 Sept 2022. There was extensive media coverage of CIOT on the impact of the mini-Budget for Scotland.

Joanne Walker of LITRG said she was not surprised that the number of people complaining to HMRC about companies claiming tax repayments on their behalf has more than tripled in two years.’

BBC News Online, 29 Sept 2022

ATT technical officer, Emma Rawson, looks at what contractors and their advisors need to consider following the Chancellor’s unexpected IR35 announcement.

Accountancy Age, 7 Oct 2022