Taxation Developments

20 October 2026

Mandatory tax adviser registration - further guidance published for trustees
New guidance from HMRC, which confirms that neither individual nor corporate trustees are required to register as tax advisers if they interact with HMRC solely for the purpose of meeting their trustee tax obligations

17 September 2026

Government plans to stop consulting on potential tax changes
The Government’s plans to end formal consultation for most changes to UK law and policy

16 July 2026

Policy Exchange publish taxation reform proposals
Taxation reform proposals. Policy Exchange, a right leaning think tank, has published proposals to “make taxation less taxing"

13 July 2026

Radical tax reform proposals - with a tinge of Burnham
The UCL Institute for Global Prosperity’s radical plan to reform the UK tax system. Its launch has been accompanied by an open letter from a group of economists, including a well-known adviser to Andy Burnham

07 May 2026

The tax breakdown
HMRC’s preliminary figures for 2025/26 tax receipts. Once again, income tax, NICs and VAT dominate

30 April 2026

Raising standards in the tax advice market - new HMRC research
Mandatory tax adviser registration