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The Chartered Institute of Taxation (CIOT) has shared an update from HMRC regarding the current 30-day deadline for updates to trusts’ details on the Trust Registration Service (TRS).

These Regulations extend a number of the limits for qualifying excepted estates so that from 1 January 2022 over 90% of non-taxpaying estates will not have to deliver IHT accounts to HMRC before a grant of representation (or confirmation in Scotland) is made.

In a written statement to Parliament, Lucy Frazer MP, financial secretary to the Treasury, has confirmed that the Finance Bill 2021–22 will be published on 4 November 2021.

HM Treasury has published its final report following the Net Zero Review as part of its Net Zero strategy. The report considers, amongst a wide range of other policy issues, the material fiscal consequences of the strategy.

The Chartered Institute of Taxation (CIOT) has published an HMRC Stakeholder Digest (October 2021) providing a round-up of the latest news and updates for members, and their customers and clients.

The Chartered Institute of Taxation (CIOT) has published the budget representations it has made on employee ownership trusts, employment taxes and pensions regime, assignment and enforcement of loans subject to the loan charge and remote working abroad.

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

The Courts and Tribunals Judiciary (CTJ) has published the Senior President of Tribunals’ 2021 Annual Report. This is Sir Keith Lindblom’s first report since taking the role in September 2020.

HMRC has updated its guidance with new information about assessments, inspection powers, modifications and restrictions on power to publish information.

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

HMRC has published the tax gap statistics showing that it was 5.3% for the tax year 2019-20.

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.

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.

The government spending plans are to be set out at the Spending Review on 27 October 2021 alongside an Autumn Budget.

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

HMRC has published the September 2021 edition of its Trusts and Estates Newsletter.

HMRC has announced that the Trust Registration Service (TRS) is now open for non-taxable trust registrations.

Jamaica and Ukraine have committed to implement the international Standard for Automatic Exchange of Financial Account Information in Tax Matters (AEOI) by 2022 and 2023 respectively.

HMRC has updated its guidance with information on which trusts are to be registered and which are not.

The Scottish Government has launched a consultation seeking the public’s views on its overarching approach to tax policy, through Scotland’s first framework for tax, and how the Scottish Government should use its devolved and local tax powers as part of the Scottish Budget 2022–23, particularly to support the ongoing economic recovery from coronavirus (COVID-19). The consultation also outlines the Scottish Government’s tax programme for this Parliament.