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The Law Society has responded to HMRC’s call for evidence on timely payment for income tax self-assessment and corporation tax for small companies.

The initial draft clauses for the 2022 Finance Act were published on 20 July 2021 and include more detail on previously announced proposals. Whilst the Government refers to it as draft legislation for Finance Bill 2021/22, in this commentary, for clarity, it is referred to as Draft Finance Bill 2022. The final contents of the Bill will be subject to confirmation at a later date, expected to be in the Autumn, though it is uncertain whether this will be combined with an Autumn Budget.

The Chartered Institute of Taxation (CIOT) has published its response to the HMRC call for evidence on the tax administration framework: supporting a 21st century system.

HMRC has updated its guidance with further information about what to do for individuals who normally work in the UK or the EU, but their work location has changed temporarily because of COVID-19 related travel restrictions.

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

The Association of Taxation Technicians (ATT) has responded to a government consultation on bringing tax payments for small businesses closer to the point where the income or profit arises.

HMRC has published a paper setting out its approach to dealing with tax debt for individuals and businesses and those concerned about their ability to pay their tax due.

HMRC has updated its general anti-abuse rule (GAAR) guidance with effect from 16 July 2021.

HMRC has updated its guidance with information about the changes to the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS) from 1 August 2021 and claims for furlough days in July 2021.

HMRC has updated the PDDD1 letter it sends out before publishing a taxpayer’s details following a deliberate inaccuracy penalty.

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.

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

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.

These Regulations amend the Tax Credits (Definition and Calculation of Income) Regulations, SI 2002/2006 to ensure that payments under the Covid Local Support Grant and equivalent devolved administration schemes are disregarded as income for the purposes of tax credits.  The Child Benefit (General) Regulations, SI 2006/223 are also amended.

HMRC has published new guidance for advisers on how to register as an agent with HMRC, how to change or remove agent authorisations and how to give staff access to HMRC online services for agents.

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

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.

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.