HMRC Impact Assessments (IAs)

These are IAs for changes that will require legislation. Consultation stage IAs are published with draft regulatory proposals and formal consultations to assist public debate, and final proposal/implementation stage IAs are published when new legislation is laid or a significant operational change is made.

Consultation Stage IAs
Final/Implementation Stage IAs
Impact Assessments (IAs) Archive

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Consultation Stage Impact Assessments	Issue date
Code of Practice on Taxation for Banks (PDF 156K). See also the consultation document.	June 2009
Proposals to regularise controls on marine fuels (PDF 145K) See also the consultation document 'Proposals to regularise controls on marine fuels	June 2009
Excise: Review of the alcohol strategy - Strengthening the Financial Security System within the excise warehousing regime (PDF 118K). See also the consultation document 'Review of Excise Financial Securities'.	April 2009
Identifying users of disclosed SDLT avoidance schemes (PDF 270K). See also the consultation document 'Disclosure of Tax Avoidance Schemes (DOTAS): Stamp Duty Land Tax'.	April 2009
Modernising Landfill Tax legislation. See also the consultation document (opens new window)'Modernising landfill tax legislation'.	April 2009
Working with tax agents (PDF 324K). See also the consultation document 'Modernising Powers, Deterrents, and Safeguards: Working with Tax Agents'.	April 2009
Impact Assessment of Tax Law Rewrite Bill 7 Taxation (International & other provsions) Bill (PDF 232K)	March 2009
Impact Assessment of Tax Law Rewrite Bill 6 (Corporation Tax) (PDF 236K)	March 2009
Impact Assessment for HM Revenue & Customs Charter (PDF 196K) See also the consultation document	February 2009


Final Proposal/Implementation Stage Impact Assessments	Issue date
Impact Assessment of the Export Control System (ECS) (PDF 226K)	July 2009
Enhancing loss carry back (PDF 51K)	April 2009
Foreign profits (PDF 61K)	April 2009
Land remediation relief (PDF 66K)	April 2009
Modernising tax relief for business expenditure on cars (PDF 173K)	April 2009
North Sea simplification 1: reforms to North Sea fiscal regime to encourage 'change of use' projects (PDF 141K)	April 2009
Reforms to the Vehicle Excise Duty rules on refunds and six month licenses (PDF 89K)	April 2009
Temporary enhanced capital allowances (PDF 45K)	April 2009
Changes to air passenger duty	April 2009
Compliance checks. Application of Finance Act 2008 legislation to other taxes administered by HMRC	April 2009
Corporate transparency: Personal Tax accountability of Senior Accounting Officers of large companies	April 2009
Excise: Review of the alcohol strategy - Withdrawing warehousing for export for claimants of Drawback	April 2009
Loan relationships – connected party late interest rules	April 2009
North Sea fiscal regime: New field allowance	April 2009
North Sea Simplification 2. Changes to Petroleum Revenue Tax legislation	April 2009
North Sea Simplification 3. Changes to the application of chargeable gains legislation to the North Sea ringfence	April 2009
Payments, Repayments and Debt: The next stage	April 2009
Raising the three line account threshold for Income Tax Self Assessment forms	April 2009
Simplifying the VAT partial exemption rules	April 2009
Stamp Duty Land Tax, Capital Gains Tax & Capital Allowance tax reliefs for Alternative Finance Investment Bonds	April 2009
VAT Package – VAT Refund Scheme	April 2009
VAT: Implementing EC legislation regarding the place of supply of services and measures to combat VAT fraud	April 2009
Working towards a harmonised regime for interest and meeting the obligations to file returns and pay tax on time	April 2009
Update to Impact Assessment of HMRC Online Services - Increasing Use of Online Filing and Electronic Payment (PDF 461K).	April 2009
Changes to air passenger duty (PDF 95K)	March 2009
Amendment of employer reporting on Form P46(Car) (PDF 82K)	March 2009
Impact Assessment of the introduction of Authorised Economic Operator (AEO) status (PDF 458K)	January 2009

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