HMRC announcements: week ending 2 November2007

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A quick guide to recent additions to the HM Revenue & Customs website.

Week ending 2 November

What’s new?

The "How to pay Inheritance Tax" web pages have been amended to reflect the new procedures for obtaining an IHT reference number and payslip before making a payment;
List of registered Community Amateur Sports Clubs (CASCS) updated to 31 October 2007;
Announcement that Government Departments and Local Authorities will soon be able to complete Stamp Duty Land Tax (SDLT) transactions online;
National Insurance for those abroad: Forms CA3837, CA8454 & CA8421 have been updated;
Pension Schemes Services (PSS) has published an update to the QROPS list;
Offshore Funds - HMRC’s guidance on the definition of offshore fund has been updated to further clarify the response to FAQ8 contained in the document;
Inheritance tax: HMRC have published the nil rate band tables from 16 August 1914 to the present date following the announcement in the Pre-Budget Report about the transfer of unused nil rate bands between spouses and civil partners;
The Tax Avoidance Schemes (Information) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2007 and Explanatory Memorandum;
The Tax Avoidance Schemes (Penalty) Regulations 2007 SI 2007/3104 and Explanatory Memorandum;
The Value Added Tax (Amendment) (No. 7) Regulations 2007 (SI 2007/3099) and Explanatory Memorandum; and
The Fuel-testing Pilot Projects (Biobutanol Project) Regulations 2007 (SI 2007/3098); and Explanatory Memorandum.

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HMRC: What’s new
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