Tax watch: 28 March 2025

Consultations, case permissions, HMRC activity and more.

Advance tax certainty for major projects: HM Treasury seeks views on a new process to give major projects increased certainty in advance about the tax that applies (closes 17 June).
Advisers facilitating non-compliance: consultation exploring options to enhance HMRC’s powers and sanctions against professional tax advisers who facilitate non-compliance in their clients’ tax affairs (closes 7 May).
APR/BPR changes for trusts: HMRC are consulting on the application of the £1m allowance for property settled into trust that qualifies for 100% APR/BPR relief which are set to take effect from 6 April 2026 (closes 23 April).
Behavioural penalties reform: consultation on simplifying and strengthening HMRC’s behavioural penalties for inaccuracies and failures to notify (closes 18 June).
E-invoicing: consultation on standardising electronic invoicing and increasing its adoption across UK businesses and the public sector (closes 7 May).
HMRC statistics publications: HMRC seek...

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Consultations, case permissions, HMRC activity and more.

Advance tax certainty for major projects: HM Treasury seeks views on a new process to give major projects increased certainty in advance about the tax that applies (closes 17 June).
Advisers facilitating non-compliance: consultation exploring options to enhance HMRC’s powers and sanctions against professional tax advisers who facilitate non-compliance in their clients’ tax affairs (closes 7 May).
APR/BPR changes for trusts: HMRC are consulting on the application of the £1m allowance for property settled into trust that qualifies for 100% APR/BPR relief which are set to take effect from 6 April 2026 (closes 23 April).
Behavioural penalties reform: consultation on simplifying and strengthening HMRC’s behavioural penalties for inaccuracies and failures to notify (closes 18 June).
E-invoicing: consultation on standardising electronic invoicing and increasing its adoption across UK businesses and the public sector (closes 7 May).
HMRC statistics publications: HMRC seek...