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6 January
The first set of draft legislation, relating to licence expiry, has now been published. Comments are invited on the detail of the changes.
Amendments to volume 2 of the printed Tariff and Customs Handling of Import and Export Freight (CHIEF) – applicable from 1 January 2009.
Amendment to Tariff Stop Press 42/08 dated 22 September 2008.
Commodity Code 8528 59 90 30; Expiry of duty suspension on 31 December 2008.
A list of the 16 countries that the European Commission have decided are eligible for GSP + from 1 January 2009.
The removal of the requirement for users of the simplified authorisation procedures for end use relief and PCC to complete Forms C100 and C107 and the introduction of new procedures for simplified authorisation users of both these regimes.
HM Revenue & Customs today announced four new non-executive appointments to its Board.
A vacancy for a Health and Safety Manager in Nottingham has been advertised today.
5 January
Form RBE1 is now available. This allows trustees to make an election to ensure that a non-UK domiciled beneficiary who receives a trust capital payment will not be taxed on the pre-6 April 2008 element of the chargeable gain.
Meeting dates which have already been set for 2009 have now been published on the HMRC Forums schedule.
From 1 January 2009 some countries which currently have tobacco restrictions maintained on them will have these lifted.
This document is the Technical Interface Specification (TIS) for NCTS Phase 4. See also appendices.
Revised list of high-risk goods for Community/common transit - CPEI and Free Zone movement guarantees.
2 January
A summary of the responses received to this consultation, exploring how to ensure that the substantial donor regime deters avoidance by those who seek to exploit generous tax reliefs available to charities, whilst minimising the administration burden for charities themselves.
Meeting dates which have already been set for 2009 have now been published on the HMRC Forums schedule.
