Policy News Journal - 2015-16

CIPP Policy News Journal 25/04/2016, Page 8 of 453 Spending Review 2015 .................................................................................................................................... 188 Fraudulent court case email scam ................................................................................................................... 188 Combined Spending Review and Autumn Statement announced.................................................................... 188 BIS Consultation – do you use the Graduate Labour Market Statistics (GLMS)? ............................................ 189 Budget 2016 - Chancellor announces date...................................................................................................... 189 New chief executive of HMRC announced....................................................................................................... 189 Launch of new data sharing consultation ......................................................................................................... 190 GOV.UK............................................................................................................. 191 GOV.UK Verify................................................................................................................................................. 191 HMRC invites you to check out your Income Tax Estimate digital service ....................................................... 191 Further opportunity to help HMRC test its upcoming digital services ............................................................... 192 Additional services testing GOV.UK Verify....................................................................................................... 192 Establishing user need and GOV.UK ............................................................................................................... 193 Identity Assurance and GOV.UK Verify............................................................................................................ 194 Still a way to go on digital by default ................................................................................................................ 194 Digital Services see change at the top ............................................................................................................. 194 Introducing GOV.UK Verify .............................................................................................................................. 195 GOV.UK Verify – access government services safely, securely and privately ................................................. 196 HM Revenue & Customs ................................................................................. 197 Direct Recovery of Debt (DRD) .......................................................................................................................... 197 Direct Recovery of Debt ................................................................................................................................... 197 How Direct Recovery of Debts will work........................................................................................................... 198 Direct Recovery of Debt (DRD)........................................................................................................................ 198 Vulnerable customers and the direct recovery of debts ................................................................................... 199 Employment and Payroll Group ........................................................................................................................ 200 Employment and Payroll Group minutes published ......................................................................................... 200 Employment and Payroll Group minutes published ......................................................................................... 200 Employment and Payroll Group minutes published ......................................................................................... 200 General HMRC News .......................................................................................................................................... 202 Record keeping support from HMRC ............................................................................................................... 202 Employment Status Indicator Tool ................................................................................................................... 202 HMRC just want the tax return and the tax in on time ...................................................................................... 202 HMRC to improve customer service ................................................................................................................ 203 New style of email message from HMRC......................................................................................................... 203 HMRC's Annual Report and Accounts for 2014-15 .......................................................................................... 203 Consultation on improving large business tax compliance............................................................................... 204 Payroll company director counting his way to jail............................................................................................. 204 HMRC consult on extending data gathering powers to tackle hidden economy............................................... 205 HMRC begin testing Personal Tax Accounts ................................................................................................... 205 HMRC third party tax software and API strategy.............................................................................................. 206 Get started with e-learning from HMRC ........................................................................................................... 206 HMRC brings in record £1 billion from avoidance crackdown .......................................................................... 207 HMRC invites you to check out your medical benefits on the new Personal Tax Account service................... 207 Up to £200m due after HMRC defeats avoidance scheme in Tribunal ............................................................ 208 Genuine HMRC contact and recognising phishing emails ............................................................................... 208 Changes to HMRC bank accounts................................................................................................................... 208 Marriage Allowance to be opened up to the wider public ................................................................................. 209 HMRC customer service issues may be affecting tax revenue ........................................................................ 209 HMRC to become a tax authority fit for the future ............................................................................................ 210 Policy update on double taxation agreements and tax information exchange agreements.............................. 211 Personal Tax Account - Agent Strategy Group ................................................................................................ 211 HMRC severe weather helpline ....................................................................................................................... 212 Small firms petition against HMRC on quarterly reporting................................................................................ 212 Connecting to HM Revenue and Customs ....................................................................................................... 212 Tax returns break records over New Year ....................................................................................................... 213 Letter to Financial Secretary raises concerns about quarterly reporting .......................................................... 213 Bogus emails promising tax rebates from HMRC ............................................................................................ 213 HMRC severe weather support........................................................................................................................ 214 Chief Executive of HMRC to step down in April ............................................................................................... 214 Compliance Reform Forum – 30 March 2016 .................................................................................................. 215 HMRC update Your Charter............................................................................................................................. 215 My dog ate my tax return ................................................................................................................................. 216 Do you do your Self Assessment returns online? ............................................................................................ 217 Survey Results – HMRC contact centres – what CIPP members experience.................................................. 217 E-learning from HMRC..................................................................................................................................... 217 Are you unable to complete your client’s tax returns by 31 January due to severe weather? .......................... 218 Charities, Savings & International addresses................................................................................................... 218 Personal Tax Account...................................................................................................................................... 218 Transfer of surplus Income Tax allowances (575(T)) ....................................................................................... 219 HMRC Online Service login page change........................................................................................................ 219 Tell ABAB report 2015-16 ................................................................................................................................ 220 Business Tax road map ................................................................................................................................... 221

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