budget 2011

Business Calls for Tax and NICs Reform

By janetl

At Budget 2011, the Chancellor of the Exchequer announced that a Government aim was to look at simplification of the tax system.  This led to a ‘Call for Evidence’ document, which was followed by a ‘Next Steps’ document in November 2011, following a recommendation from the Office of Tax Simplification (OTS) in their Small Business [...]

Statutory Residence Test

By Ian Holloway

At Budget 2011, the Government announced that it would be introducing a statutory definition of UK tax residence.  A consultation followed with the expectation that a Statutory Residence Test would be included in the Finance Bill 2012 and effective 06 April 2012.  This would provide clear and concise rules on this complex and confusing area of [...]

Office of Tax Simplification to look next at pensioner taxation and employee share schemes

By Payroll-help

HM Treasury asks for interim reports on two new areas of taxation in time for Budget 2012. The independent Office of Tax Simplification (OTS) was set up in July 2010 to carry out reviews and provide expert advice to the Chancellor on options to improve and simplify the UK’s tax system.  Reports on the first [...]

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