Tax Simplification Ideas Proposed by UK Accounting, Tax Groups

UK tax and accounting groups are recommending a series of steps for the government to take to simplify the tax system after it closed the department responsible for the task.

In a Thursday letter to Treasury’s Financial Secretary Victoria Atkins, they expressed regret about the government’s decision to abolish the Office of Tax Simplification and sought assurances that “simplifying tax remains a priority.”

The letter was signed by senior representatives from the Association of Taxation Technicians, Chartered Institute of Taxation, Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales, Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland, and the Chartered ...