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3 July 2023 - This roundup sets out the most important changes to HMRC manuals over the past week as curated by our editors.

HMRC is increasing the late-payment interest rate to 7.50% and the repayment rate to 4% from 11 July 2023. Interest on quarterly instalment payments of corporation tax is also increased from 3 July 2023.

The CIOT has published its response to HMRC’s consultation on Stamp Taxes on Shares modernisation.

HMRC has published pension schemes newsletter 151 (June 2023). In particular, the newsletter confirms that following the Spring Budget 2023 announcement that the lifetime allowance charge would be removed from 6 April 2023 and fully abolished from the 2024 to 2025 tax year, the government has amended the Finance (No. 2) Bill to make clear that any amount of a stand-alone lump sum in excess of the 5 April 2023 maximum may still be paid to the member as a stand-alone lump sum, with the excess being subject to the member’s marginal rate of Income Tax. The newsletter also provides further information on the rules that apply to the taxation of stand-alone lump sum payments and how they should be reported.

The Treasury has announced that the Government will publish draft clauses for the next Finance Bill on 18 July 2023.

26 June 2023 - This roundup sets out the most important changes to HMRC manuals over the past week as curated by our editors.

HMRC has published Community Amateur Sports Club (CASC) Newsletter 2 – June 2023.

The UK government has responded to the Public Accounts Committee’s report on Digital Services Tax.

The House of Lords Bill was published late on 21 June 2023, incorporating all changes agreed during the Bill’s passage through the Commons.

The House of Commons Treasury Committee has published a report on Tax Simplification with several recommendations for government.

HMRC has published Agent Update issue 109 (14 June 2023) providing a round-up of recent developments and changes to legislation and allowances relating to UK tax for tax agents and advisers.

The Chancellor has put forward several amendments, including two new clauses, which will be considered in the House of Commons at Report Stage on 20 June 2023 (rescheduled from the original 19 June date).

HMRC has updated its standard for agents to clarify the legal position on assignments of income tax repayments received after 15 March 2023.

HMRC has launched a consultation seeking views on the proposal to introduce a voluntary standard for customs intermediaries, with the aim of improving the quality of service across the sector.

HMRC is writing to UK residents named in the leaked Pandora Papers to give them the chance to correct their tax affairs.

The National Audit Office (NAO) has published a report, Progress with Making Tax Digital. The report considers progress to implement Making Tax Digital, and whether HMRC’s latest plans provide confidence that the programme will deliver value for money.

12 June 2023 - This roundup sets out the most important changes to HMRC manuals over the past week as curated by our editors.

HMRC has published Spotlight 62 on tax avoidance schemes used by owner managed companies to fund education fees.

The European Parliament has published a briefing on Tax transparency rules for cryptoasset transactions (DAC8).

HMRC has published pension schemes newsletter 150.