Bill Dodwell (OTS) looks back at the work of the Office of Tax Simplification.
The announcement on 23 September 2022 of the closure of the Office of Tax Simplification came as a shock and disappointment to the OTS Board and the secretariat. I must admit I’d not included ‘government abolishing job’ in my list of personal risks. However it is right that the retention or closure of the OTS is a matter for government and parliament just as with all tax matters.
The work of the OTS came to an end just before Christmas with the publication of the report on hybrid and distance working. The secretariat has either moved into HMRC the Treasury or left public service. The chair Kathryn Cearns and I remain in place until the Finance Act closing the OTS becomes law – probably in June/July 2023. The OTS website remains...
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Bill Dodwell (OTS) looks back at the work of the Office of Tax Simplification.
The announcement on 23 September 2022 of the closure of the Office of Tax Simplification came as a shock and disappointment to the OTS Board and the secretariat. I must admit I’d not included ‘government abolishing job’ in my list of personal risks. However it is right that the retention or closure of the OTS is a matter for government and parliament just as with all tax matters.
The work of the OTS came to an end just before Christmas with the publication of the report on hybrid and distance working. The secretariat has either moved into HMRC the Treasury or left public service. The chair Kathryn Cearns and I remain in place until the Finance Act closing the OTS becomes law – probably in June/July 2023. The OTS website remains...
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