Nick McLeman explores the tension between efficiency and safeguards in the UK’s tax administration reforms.
In February of this year, I was pleased to have been asked to join the Contentious Tax Group’s (CTG) committee, leading on the group’s engagement with HMRC.
I have since had the opportunity to utilise this role to work with HMRC on behalf of the Group to help shape proposals to make the UK tax system easier for taxpayers and agents to engage with. Specifically, via directly inputting into the Tax Administration Framework Review’s (TAFR) ongoing consultation into HMRC’s enquiry and assessment powers, penalties and safeguards.
The TAFR was established in the Government’s 10-year Tax Administration Strategy with the aim of delivering long-term reform, ensuring that legislation, guidance and processes surrounding UK tax administration are suitable to develop and deliver the UK’s future tax system.
This current consultation is the continuation of almost two decades’ work attempting to simplify and improve the UK’s tax system.
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