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The Association of Taxation Technicians (ATT) has called for tax policies and legislation to develop in parallel with any new digital systems to avoid placing more burdens on, or adding to the frustrations of, taxpayers.

The Chartered Institute of Taxation (CIOT) has responded to the Treasury review of the Office of Tax Simplification (OTS) which was closed on 6 July 2021.

HMRC has updated its guidance for trustees on authorising an agent to access the trust.

The OECD has published the Tax Transparency in Latin America 2021 report, which outlines a Latin American initiative to tackle tax evasion, corruption and other financial crimes through transparency and exchange of information (EOI) for tax purposes.

The Chancellor of the Exchequer has welcomed milestone progress on international tax reform during meetings of G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors in Venice.

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

HMRC has published new guidance on how to claim relief from Stamp Duty Land Tax (SDLT) when buying land or buildings in a Freeport tax site.

Draft legislation for the next Finance Bill will be published on Tuesday 20 July 2021.

HMRC has published a paper setting out its strategy for tackling the hidden economy (tax conditionality) - taxis, private hire vehicles and scrap metal dealers - by making licence renewals conditional on tax checks.

The OECD secretary-general has published his report to the July 2021 meeting of G20 leaders in Italy, covering international tax developments including the digital economy, the tax policy aspects of climate change and supporting developing countries to build sustainable tax bases.

The Law Society has welcomed HMRC’s announcement that it will retire the stamp presses on 19 July 2021 and effectively put the temporary electronic processes on a more permanent footing.

HM Treasury has published the required Treasury Direction setting out the detail of the fifth SEISS grant. As promised by early July, HMRC has also updated number of its guidance notes with information in relation to the fifth SEISS grant.

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

HMRC has published new guidance which details when taxpayers may need to make a change to their self-assessment tax return for SEISS payments, and how to do it.

HMRC has updated its guidance to add new sections on the Compliance Risk Management framework, Business Risk Reviews and large business consultation forums.

HMRC has updated its guidance on how to make a de minimis claim for extended loss carry-back claims for companies.

The Office of Tax Simplification (OTS) has published a policy paper to set out a vision for how government could make tax easier for people through making better use of data held by third parties, such as bank interest, and the steps that would need to be taken towards making it a reality.

Draft Making Tax Digital (MTD) for Income Tax Self-Assessment (ITSA) Regulations 2021 have been published.

The UK and Austria have agreed an extension of the period covered by the mutual agreement reached in August 2020.

HMRC has published a paper setting out its approach to collecting tax debts and supporting taxpayers as the UK emerges from the coronavirus (COVID–19) pandemic.