The Mid-Tier Agents Forum

The Mid-Tier Agents Forum (MTAF) (formerly known as the Large Business Mid-Tier Agents Forum (LBMTAF)) is intended to foster a stronger relationship and greater understanding between HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) and mid-tier agents dealing with taxpayers with complex affairs.

The MTAF offers a mechanism for those agents:

• to debate issues in an atmosphere of mutual trust
• to engage about administration of the tax system and implementation of tax policy
• to improve the service provided by HMRC to its customers
• to consult on proposed changes affecting customers
• to discuss operational aspects of the tax system with HMRC, amongst other initiatives

The first meeting of the forum took place on 7 March 2011 and the minutes and agenda for all meetings to date can be found below, as can the Terms of Reference (PDF 19K). The forum meets on a quarterly basis.

Membership of MTAF

The MTAF is chaired by a senior member of HMRC drawn from the business directorates dealing with taxpayers with complex affairs within the department. The private sector members of the MTAF include the Heads of Tax or the Heads of Tax Policy of the mid-tier accountancy firms who act as tax agents representing taxpayers with complex affairs: those firms not in the Big Four with more than £50 million in UK fee income, of which more than £10 million comes from tax work. Secretariat is provided by HMRC.

Represented on the forum are:

HMRC

Director, Business Customer & Strategy
Deputy Director, Corporation Tax, International and Anti-Avoidance
Deputy Director, Large Business Service
Deputy Director, Local Compliance - Large & Complex
Director, VAT
Deputy Director, Central Policy
Head, High Net Worth Unit

Agents

Baker Tilly
BDO Stoy Hayward
Crowe Clark Whitehill
Grant Thornton
Mazars
Moore Stephens
RSM Tenon
Saffery Champness
Smith Williamson

Meetings

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2012

Date	Agenda	Minutes
14 December	Agenda 14 December (PDF 16K)	Minutes 14 December (PDF 38K)
21 September	Agenda 21 September (PDF 15K)	Minutes 21 September (PDF 41K)
20 June	Agenda 20 June (PDF 16K)	Minutes 20 June (PDF 43K)
23 March	Agenda 23 March (PDF 16K)	Minutes 23 March (PDF 37K)

2011

Date	Agenda	Minutes
16 December	16 December Agenda (PDF 17K)	16 December Minutes (PDF 54K)
5 October	5 October Agenda (PDF 16K)	5 October Minutes (PDF 44K)
30 June	30 June Agenda (PDF 22K)	30 June Minutes (PDF 52K)
7 March	7 March Agenda (PDF 14K)	7 March Minutes (PDF 36K)

Comments

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