Welcome to my regular blog about the upcoming weeks digital Talking Points meetings. This week’s meeting will cover Domicile and provide a brief general overview of Domicile and its relevance to tax, the impact of the new reforms for Income …
In August 2016, HMRC published six Making Tax Digital consultations. Each document focused on specific customer groups or specific elements of the Making Tax Digital reforms. Today, an overview of feedback, the government’s decisions and our next steps have been …
Given the increase in phishing emails, I wanted to provide some information and useful hints and tips about staying safe and secure online. Phishing emails can steal both your personal and financial details. Some emails include attachments disguised as genuine …
We have received so many questions about Income from Property for the Self Assessment tax returns we have slotted in an extra Talking Points meeting on the subject for you. The meeting will specifically deal with Expenses and Deductions and, …
I am pleased to tell you that the latest edition of Agent Update is now available. In Agent Update 53 you can read about two of the recently refreshed tax agent toolkits, useful when preparing for end of year returns. As well as …
Making Tax Digital (MTD) is at the heart of our plans to transform the tax system, delivering a real time system that is more effective, more efficient and easier for taxpayers and agents. The introduction of digital tax accounts will …
Just over a year ago I joined HMRC as Head of Digital Agent Engagement, having spent the previous 20 years in the DWP. Part of my new role was to look at ways to digitally engage with agents, and the …
I know that many agents rely on this blog to catch up on the latest news about AOSS so I thought I would let you know more about what we have been doing. In my last blog I celebrated the 50th edition …
I never need an excuse to celebrate and thought the fact that Agent Update has reached its 50th edition should not go unmarked. In September 2007 the first edition of Agent Update was published and included links to HMRC Podcasts as …
In my blog of 22 June 2015 I asked for volunteers to test our Agent Online Self Serve (AOSS) live service and am pleased that so many of you have successfully joined us already, but we still need more. Recently …