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4 July 2022 - This roundup sets out the most important changes to HMRC manuals over the past week as curated by our editors.

The ATT cautions that proposed reforms to the capital allowances regime overlook the needs of small businesses and may detract from continued investment and growth in the UK.

These Regulations set out a number of requirements for information that must be provided and verified to the registrar in relation to the Register of Overseas Entities which is to be introduced by Part 1 of the Economic Crime (Transparency and Enforcement) Act 2022.

These Rules are part of the implementation of the new Register of Overseas Entities. They make changes to the rules applying to the registration and transfer of land (including changes to various Land Registry forms) where the land is purchased or disposed of by an overseas entity.

HMRC has updated its Expenses and benefits from employment, Directors’ loan accounts, National Insurance contributions and statutory payments and VAT partial exemption toolkits.

The Remote Observation and Recording (Courts and Tribunals) Regulations 2022, SI 2022/705, which were made under section 85A of the Courts Act 2003 (which was itself introduced by section 198 of the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Act 2022), came into force on 28 June 2022. Also on 28 June 2022, the Lord Chief Justice and the Senior President of the Tribunals published Practice Guidance on Remote Observation of Hearings—New Powers in order to help judicial office holders understand and apply the law.

HMRC has published pension schemes newsletter 140, to update stakeholders on the latest news and updates regarding pension schemes.

The UK and Scottish Governments have announced that an independent report has been commissioned to evaluate the block grant adjustment funding arrangements for tax and welfare devolution against the principles agreed by the Smith Commission.

27 June 2022 - This roundup sets out the most important changes to HMRC manuals over the past week as curated by our editors.

HMRC has launched a technical consultation seeking views on draft regulations that would allow documents to be served at a company’s registered address and the address provided on the Stamp Duty Land Tax (SDLT) return. The consultation runs until 22 July 2022.

This Order removes the Lomonosov Moscow State University from the list of qualifying bodies, payments to which are eligible for research and development (R&D) tax credits and reliefs.

HMRC has launched a consultation seeking views on proposed measures to address consumer protection issues for people who claim tax refunds through repayment agents. The consultation, which is part of the government’s agenda to raise standards in the market for tax advice, closes on 14 September 2022.

HMRC has increased the interest rates for late payments of tax following the Bank of England’s decision on 16 June 2022 to increase the bank base rate from 1% to 1.25%.

HMRC has launched a new tool that can be used to estimate the impact of the recent NIC changes on employees. This tool is not suitable for the self-employed.

20 June 2022 - This roundup sets out the most important changes to HMRC manuals over the past week as curated by our editors.

HMRC has updated its Making Tax Digital for Income Tax guidance, to expand the criteria setting out who can sign up on a voluntary basis.

HMRC has published responses to the consultation on draft legislation amending the Money Laundering, Terrorist Financing and Transfer of Funds (Information on the Payer) Regulations,

The ICAEW Tax Faculty has provided guidance to clarify how employers should apply the freeports upper secondary threshold for NICs.

The Tax Chamber President has published a Practice Statement in relation to the issue of witness summonses and orders to produce documents.

HMRC has published Agent Update issue 97 (June 2022) providing a round-up of recent developments for tax agents and advisers.