In this week's Tax Update:

General

  • The Chancellor has presented his first Autumn Budget in the new annual tax policymaking cycle
  • ATT has alerted taxpayers and agents to more telephone scams using HMRC's name to obtain money

Tax and employment

  • Select Committees publish Bill intended to end exploitation in the gig economy
  • Parliament debate making the data of large companies, who report to HMRC on a country-by-country basis, publicly available

VAT

  • Update to changes to UK policy on supplies by insurers to pension funds
  • Halifax abuse of rights principle can apply before the decision was released

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