The OTS has made 23 separate recommendations (8 core and 15 administrative) in its final report on VAT simplification.
The government is consulting until 24 November on draft amending regulations to bring forward the 2018 compliance deadlines for UK operators in the EU Emissions Trading System (EU ETS), to provide clarity during the UK’s withdrawal from the EU.
The government has tabled resolutions for a Customs Bill, the ‘Taxation (Cross-border Trade) Bill’, and has now introduced the Trade Bill to Parliament.
The Taxation (Cross-border Trade) Bill will:
SDRT on transfer into clearing service
Customer’s entitlement to refund and trader’s right to repayment
The government’s plans for post-Brexit customs, VAT and excise regimes are set out in a new white paper outlining the approach to legislation in the forthcoming Customs Bill.
From 1 January 2018, HMRC will no longer allow insurers to treat their supplies of non-special investment fund (non-SIF) pension fund management services as exempt from VAT.
The Scottish government has asked the UK to amend Scotland’s block grant funding arrangement in connection with the devolution of air passenger duty (APD), to enable Scotland to maintain its highlands and islands exemption under the new air departure tax without suffering a significant drop in re
The European Commission has launched its new EU-wide ‘customs decision system’, to be used by traders applying for customs decisions or authorisations which may have an impact in more than one member state.