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Where Taxpayers and Advisers Meet
HMRC announcements: week ending 2 November2007
05/11/2007, by Sarah Laing, Tax News - HMRC Administration, Practice and Methods
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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.

Links
HMRC: What’s new
HMRC: Working Together: What's new
HMRC: Tax credits: What's new
HMRC: Online Services: News

About The Author

Sarah Laing
Editor, TaxationWeb News

Sarah is a Chartered Tax Adviser. She has been writing professionally since joining CCH Editions in 1998 as a Senior Technical Editor, contributing to a range of highly regarded publications including the British Tax Reporter, Taxes - The Weekly Tax News, the Red & Green legislation volumes, Hardman's, International Tax Agreements and many others. She became Publishing Manager for the tax and accounting portfolio in 2001 and later went on to help run CCH Seminars (including ABG Courses and Conferences).

Sarah originally worked for the Inland Revenue in Newbury and Swindon Tax Offices, before moving out into practice in 1991. She has worked for both small and Big 5 firms. She now works as a freelance author providing technical writing services for the tax and accountancy profession.

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