New CIOT president Chris Jones has said he stands for ‘education, education, education’. In his inaugural speech at the CIOT’s AGM this week, he clarified further, adding: ‘Education of the public as to their obligations to the tax system ... Education of tax agents as to the scale and nature of the changes we face in this new digital age …. [Finally] education of HMRC that they need an honest friend to help them on this journey ... We are here to help, we want to make it work, just like they do, so let’s work together, listen and learn from each other.’
Jones this week launched the Bridge the Gap campaign, which aims to raise an extra £250,000 a year for the charities providing tax advice for those in need who cannot afford to pay for it. The campaign is supported by LexisNexis, CIOT, ATT, ICAEW Tax Faculty and the ACCA, who will issue appeals to their members encouraging them to support the two charities TaxAid and Tax Help for Older People.
New CIOT president Chris Jones has said he stands for ‘education, education, education’. In his inaugural speech at the CIOT’s AGM this week, he clarified further, adding: ‘Education of the public as to their obligations to the tax system ... Education of tax agents as to the scale and nature of the changes we face in this new digital age …. [Finally] education of HMRC that they need an honest friend to help them on this journey ... We are here to help, we want to make it work, just like they do, so let’s work together, listen and learn from each other.’
Jones this week launched the Bridge the Gap campaign, which aims to raise an extra £250,000 a year for the charities providing tax advice for those in need who cannot afford to pay for it. The campaign is supported by LexisNexis, CIOT, ATT, ICAEW Tax Faculty and the ACCA, who will issue appeals to their members encouraging them to support the two charities TaxAid and Tax Help for Older People.
