The Office of Tax Simplification has responded to HMRC’s consultation on simplifying the gift aid small donations scheme (GASDS). The OTS recommendations include:
Large businesses might wish to consider establishing a cross-functional ‘Brexit’ committee to monitor developments and plan for risks, suggests Paul Morton (RELX).
Bernhard Gilbey, Linda Pfatteicher and Tim Jarvis (Squire Patton Boggs) examine the issues facing preferential tax regimes.
Helen Miller and Thomas Pope (Institute for Fiscal Studies) examine the latest tax receipts for 2015/16 and ask whether the government’s policies – which have changed their composition – have been part of a clear and coherent strategy.