The CIOT has again urged the UK government to reconsider its position on closure of the Office of Tax Simplification. In a recent speech, Gary Ashford, CIOT president, pointed out that, although the tax system may have continued to become more complex since the OTS was set up, this misses the point: ‘You don’t fire the person with a bucket because they are bailing out water slower than the boat is taking it in. You give them a bigger bucket, or assign extra people to the task, or, better still, you plug the leak.
‘Instead of scrapping the OTS the government should have strengthened it – giving it a louder voice, a wider remit and greater resources,’ said Ashford.
The CIOT has again urged the UK government to reconsider its position on closure of the Office of Tax Simplification. In a recent speech, Gary Ashford, CIOT president, pointed out that, although the tax system may have continued to become more complex since the OTS was set up, this misses the point: ‘You don’t fire the person with a bucket because they are bailing out water slower than the boat is taking it in. You give them a bigger bucket, or assign extra people to the task, or, better still, you plug the leak.
‘Instead of scrapping the OTS the government should have strengthened it – giving it a louder voice, a wider remit and greater resources,’ said Ashford.
