Enforcement, Compliance and Tax Administration

There are four revenue protection measures which come into effect on either 23 or 24 March 2011. These can be found in the Overview of Tax Legislation and Rates document at the following paragraphs:

  1. SDLT anti-avoidance (para 1.39)
  2. Corporate gains; degrouping charges anti avoidance (para 1.40)
  3. Corporation tax anti-avoidance derecognition (para 2.24)
  4. Oil and gas intangible fixed assets (para1.14)

A summary of all announcements about enforcement, compliance and tax administration can be found in the 3 Chapters of the Overview of Tax Legislation and Rates. They are listed below.

Chapter 1 - New tax changes for Finance Bill (FB) 2011

Sale of lessor companies preventing avoidance

Stamp Duty Land Tax anti avoidance

Corporate gains de-grouping charges anti avoidance

Amendment to the Provisional Collection of Taxes Act 1968

Transposing the Mutual Assistance Recovery Directive

The taxation of index- linked gilt-edged securities

Time to Pay

Office of Tax Simplification - review of reliefs and Government response

Chapter 2 - Previously announced measures for FB 2011

Review of HMRC powers deterrents and safeguards security for PAYE and national insurance contributions

UK resident investment companies currency for tax calculations

Group mismatches

Corporation Tax anti avoidance derecognition

Disguised remuneration

Data gathering

Leasing double allowances

Disclosure of tax avoidance schemes

Chapter 3 - New tax changes for(FB) 2012 or beyond

Avoidance high risk areas

Listed tax avoidance schemes

Tax treaties anti avoidance

Employer asset backed pension contributions

Changes to Capital Allowances anti avoidance legislation

Capital Allowances fixtures mandatory pooling

Tax policy making draft protocol on announcements outside fiscal events

Incapacitated persons

Simplification of regulatory penalties

Dishonest tax agents

Tax consultation framework

Tax transparency for individuals

Response to Office of Tax Simplification review of IR35

Response to Office of Tax Simplification review of small business tax

Digital default consultation

VAT mandation of online registration and tranche 2 of online filing of VAT returns

Customer cost reduction announcement

Office of Tax Simplification review of reliefs and Government response