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The Chartered Institute of Taxation (CIOT) welcomes feedback on proposed changes to its Chartered Tax Adviser (CTA) qualification.

The 2025/26 tax year starts this weekend (6 April), and the Chartered Institute of Taxation has republished tax tables showing how income tax for Scottish taxpayers will be different from people in other parts of the UK.

The Chartered Institute of Taxation (CIOT) has announced its new team of Officers for 2025-26. Current Deputy President Nichola Ross Martin will become the new President, with Paul Aplin as Deputy President and John Barnett as Vice-President.

Taxpayers are being encouraged to watch out for 12 tax changes coming into effect this week.

Today’s announcement of additional resources for debt collection and compliance has been welcomed by the Chartered Institute of Taxation (CIOT) but the Institute is calling on the government to do more to support taxpayers trying to be compliant.

The government has confirmed alongside today’s Spring Statement that HMRC is to require taxpayers in its Making Tax Digital programme to complete their self assessment tax returns using third party software. LITRG is concerned that this will make it harder for some unrepresented taxpayers to meet their tax obligations.

The first Finance Act of the new government will gain Royal Assent and pass into law tonight.

The Low Incomes Tax Reform Group (LITRG) is urging people to check their National Insurance record to see if they can boost their state pension entitlement before 5 April 2025.

HMRC should commission research to measure how its investment in customer service boosts the country’s tax take, according to the Chartered Institute of Taxation (CIOT).

Nearly 400 international tax professionals are celebrating today after passing exams towards the Chartered Institute of Taxation’s ADIT (Advanced Diploma in International Taxation) qualification.