Related links

• Working towards a new relationship
  Published at Budget 2005, sets out some of the steps already being taken to reduce the administrative burdens of tax on small businesses and to improve the relationship they have with the tax authorities. The paper also describes future developments and asks small businesses, their representatives and advisers for their views on priorities.
• Making the new relationship a reality
  Published at 2005 Pre-Budget Report, is HMRC's response to the views expressed in the Budget 2005 consultation "Working towards a new relationship".
• Progress towards a new relationship (PDF 115K)
  Published at Budget 2006, sets out the steps that HMRC has already taken towards the new relationship with small business described in earlier documents, and gives details of future plans.
• Delivering a new relationship with business: HMRC’s plans to deliver a better service for business by 2010–11 (November 2006) (PDF 221K).
• Delivering a new relationship with business: Progress towards reducing the administrative burden on business (March 2007) (PDF 87K).
• Delivering a new relationship with business: Progress on HMRC's plans to improve the SME customer experience (March 2008) (PDF 99K)
• The Better Regulation Task Force (BRTF) report Regulation - Less is More.
• Philip Hampton's Report, Reducing administrative burdens: effective administration and enforcement.
• Business Link Website provide practical advice for business on a range of subjects including advice on how to start a business, tax obligations and more.
• Departmental Spring Report.
• The Better Regulation Executive works across government to reduce and remove unnecessary regulation for the public, private and voluntary sectors.
• News Release - HM Revenue and Customs takes latest steps to cut red tape
  HMRC have published the main findings from the KPMG research into the administrative burden of the tax system today.