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The UK tax system is often frustrating and too complex but it is “not broken”, according to the new president of the Chartered Institute of Taxation (CIOT).

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An increasingly powerful HMRC should not be allowed to act as “prosecutor, jury, judge and executioner”, the president of the Chartered Institute of Taxation has warned.

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HMRC’s programme of Business Record Checks is going back to the drawing board.

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Taxpayers can pay their tax faster by using a new electronic payment service provided by HMRC, reports Nick Huber.

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The UK and Switzerland governments have signed a controversial agreement to tax money held by British citizens in secret Swiss bank accounts. Nick Huber reports.

New proposals to clamp down on dishonest tax agents published by HMRC are a big improvement on previous draft legislation that alarmed and angered tax advisers, the Chartered Institute of Taxat

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HMRC’s unofficial Agent Strategy roadshow will swing through Essex next week, when deputy director Brian Redford will address a joint gathering of the CIOT’s Essex and Suffolk branches in Colcheste

New Chartered Institute of Taxation (CIOT) president Anthony Thomas started his term of office last week with a

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The Chartered Institute of Taxation (CIOT) and the other five main professional tax and accountancy bodies have called on the government to delay its plans for compulsory iXBRL online filing.

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Having lit the fuse for September's media monstering of HMRC over the PAYE reconciliation backlog, the National Audit Office released a report on Wednesday identifying weak support for advisers as

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