The Office of Tax Simplification (OTS) has published a further review of HMRC’s guidance for taxpayers, updating its October 2018 report Guidance for taxpayers: a vision for the future. The review finds that HMRC has made considerable progress following the 12 recommendations outlined in the 2018 report (and reproduced as Appendix 1 to the review). In particular, the OTS finds that HMRC:
has committed significant resource to its guidance team;
has made clear progress in implementing the new guidance model envisaged in the OTS’s 2018 report;
is making extensive use of external feedback to improve guidance; and
is consulting with a guidance strategy forum which has a wide membership.
The report also sets out future HMRC commitments in working towards simpler and better guidance for taxpayers.
The Office of Tax Simplification (OTS) has published a further review of HMRC’s guidance for taxpayers, updating its October 2018 report Guidance for taxpayers: a vision for the future. The review finds that HMRC has made considerable progress following the 12 recommendations outlined in the 2018 report (and reproduced as Appendix 1 to the review). In particular, the OTS finds that HMRC:
has committed significant resource to its guidance team;
has made clear progress in implementing the new guidance model envisaged in the OTS’s 2018 report;
is making extensive use of external feedback to improve guidance; and
is consulting with a guidance strategy forum which has a wide membership.
The report also sets out future HMRC commitments in working towards simpler and better guidance for taxpayers.
