UK Agri-foods pre-notification and documentation border controls confirmed 5th delay to Apr – Oct 2024 The UK government’s latest Border Target Operating Model today has announced another delay to import checks on animal and plant goods from the EU (and rest of the world). The
UK’s temporary 2% DST likely to remain beyond 2024 as global deal stalls; Parliament wary this will encourage aggressive tax planning UK MP’s at the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) have been reviewing the UK’s temporary Digital Services Tax – a 2% turnover tax on search
2023 budget restates aim to review VAT treatment of banking, fintech and insurance In yesterday’s annual Budget, the UK Chancellor confirmed ongoing work to review the current VAT exemption for financial services. In addition to Value Added Tax, this will cover Insurance Premium Taxes which
Northern Ireland Protocol replacement removes most customs controls; gives back many reduced VAT and excise rates powers to UK; and introduces ‘Stormont Brake’ to Northern Ireland Assembly to block EU rules changes in the province The UK and EU have agreed today the Windsor Framework to replace
UK may gain more powers over goods VAT rate setting under Northern Ireland Brexit renegotiation The UK government and EU are in advanced discussions to renegotiate the Northern Ireland Protocol. This is the Brexit settlement alongside the UK-EU Withdrawal Agreement that gave the province a
HM Treasury – how proposed EU ViDA overlaps and complicates Northern Ireland’s post-Brexit position in EU VAT regime for goods The UK’s HM Treasury has issued a policy paper discussing how elements of the EU’s proposed VAT in the Digital Age (‘ViDA’) reforms may affect goods
New penalties and interest regime for VAT return periods beginning 1 January 2023 The new UK VAT penalties regime for late returns and payments is now in place, with a system of penalty points that can build towards an eventual fines. This has replaced the
