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A workshop to be hosted by the Treasury and HMRC early next month will explore issues arising from ‘informal’ discussions following the Government’s commitment to consider the merits of a general anti-avoidance rule.

Your views on the Coalition's tax policies to date

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Michael Ludlow, Mike Sufrin, Chris Sanger and John Whiting comment on the coalition Government's tax policy at the end of its first Parliamentary term

John Whiting, recently appointed as the first Tax Director of the Office of Tax Simplification, outlines his thinking on his new role

Matthew Hodkin and Andrew Roycroft review the coalition Government's approach to making tax law

Anneli Collins looks at how corporate tax policy could evolve in the next few months

The Child Trust Funds (Amendment No. 3) Regulations, SI 2010/1894, provide for the phasing out of government contributions.

Radical reforms to the PAYE system, saving employers an estimated £500 million, are among proposals set out in nine tax policy documents released ‘for discussion and consultation’ as Parliament rose for the summer recess.

The Taxes (Definition of Charity) (Relevant Territories) Regulations SI 2010/1904 extend to eligible organisations in Iceland and Norway the UK tax reliefs and exemptions for charities, which are available to organisations in EU Member States meeting certain conditions.
 

The Qualifying Oil Fields Order, SI 2010/1899, extends the definition of an ultra high pressure/high temperature oil field and sets the amount of the total field allowance available for such fields.

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