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General UK Taxation
Pre-Budget 2006 and Budget 2007
Pre-Budget 2005 and Budget 2006
Pre-Budget 2004 and Budget 2005
Pre-Budget 2003 and Budget 2004
Pre-Budget 2002 and Budget 2003
Pre-Budget 2001 and Budget 2002
Budget 2001
Other Budget Links
New UK car tax rules
International Taxation
Careers in Taxation

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UK Taxation (General)

AccountingEducation
Providing weekly tax and accounting news and other information services to the academic accounting world. This website is managed by Andy Lymer, the author of this text.In particular, see their extensive tax links section in the Links Database

Tax Faculty of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales
Large range of resources related to UK taxation including technical information on the current issues. Including an extensive tax links database of their own (see the resources section of their site)

The Chartered Institute of Taxation (CIOT)
The aim of this site is to provide comprehensive, current tax information to members, students, tax professionals and those seeking advice.

ICAEW Library UK Tax Links
Detailed set of tax links related to many aspects of UK taxation practice.

Inland Revenue (UK Tax)

Customs and Excise (UK Tax)

Organisation for Co-operation and Economic Development (OECD)


Institute of Directors Tax Briefings
Quarterly tax briefings on current tax issues produced by the IOD Policy Unit

TaxZone from AccountingWeb
Huge UK tax website and community containing many resources you will find of use in studying UK taxation, especially current issues.

Enhanced Capital Allowances Scheme website
Details of 100% First Year Allowances for Energy-saving plant and machinery brought into effect in UK by 2001 budget

Climate Levy Change Discount Scheme
In April this year UK businesses became liable for the Climate Change Levy (CCL), a new energy tax that adds about 15% to typical energy bills. Many intensive users of energy are able to join Climate Change Levy Agreements helping mitigate the effects this tax. Under these agreements, business that accept and subsequently meet energy reduction targets will receive an 80% levy discount until the year 2013.

Digita Software Tax Calculators
A whole range of, free, simple, online tax calculators to assist you in doing basic tax computations (or checking your manually done sums of course!). Includes a student loan repayment calculator, for example.

Institute for Fiscal Studies Fiscal Facts Pages
Contains information about the UK tax and benefit system, both current rates and thresholds, and rates and nominal thresholds back to 1973 for the main direct and indirect taxes.

UK and EU VAT Number Checker
Tool to check the validity of VAT registration numbers for the various EU states, including the UK.

CIOT Talking Tax Website
Created by the Chartered Institute of Tax and the ATT this website provides a broad, if basic, overview of the UK tax system. It is designed for students studying GCSE citizenship and includes activity sheets, a link to order videos (for teachers only), fantasy budget 'game' link and other materials. Recntly added is a section for University students who are interested in tax as a career after graduation.

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Pre-Budget 2006 & Budget 2007

 

Official HM- Treasury Budget 2006 Website
Full, official, details on the 2006 Budget including the full statement from the Chancellor and all the supplementary materials associated with the Budget.

FT.com's Budget 2007 Analysis website - includes a host of webcasts (including of the Budget speech itself) and huge range of journalists' comments

KPMG Budget 2007 Analysis
Detailed analysis of the 2007 Budget including downloadable rate card and various summaries (including a podcast summarising the Budget)

Deloitte Budget 2007 web pages
Full analysis of the Budget plus commentary from various people and a podcast

PKF's Budget 2007 coverage

HM-Treasury Pre-Budget 2006 offical page
Details on the 2006 Pre-Budget speech, given 6 December, 2006, can be found on the HM-Treasury website pages here.

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Pre-Budget 2005 & Budget 2006

 

Official HM- Treasury Budget 2006 Website
Full, official, details on the 2006 Budget including the full statement from the Chancellor and all the supplementary materials associated with the Budget.

FT.com's Budget 2006 Analysis website

KPMG Budget 2006 Analysis
Detailed analysis of the 2006 Budget including downloadable rate card and various summaries (including a streamed video presentation)

Deloitte Budget 2006 web pages
Full analysis of the Budget plus rate card for download in a form suitable for your PDA

PKF's Budget 2006 coverage

HM-Treasury Pre-Budget 2005 offical page
Details on the 2005 Pre-Budget speech, given 5 December, 2005, can be found on the HM-Treasury website pages here.

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Pre-Budget 2004 & Budget 2005

 

Official HM- Treasury Budget 2005 Website
Full, official, details on the 2005 Budget including the full statement from the Chancellor and all the supplementary materials associated with the Budget.

FT.com's Budget 2005 Analysis website
Full coverage on the details of the Budget

Deloitte Budget 2005 web pages
Full analysis of the Budget plus rate card for download in a form suitable for your PDA

PKF's Budget 2005 coverage

HM-Treasury Pre-Budget 2004 offical page
Details on the 2004 Pre-Budget speech, given 2nd December, 2004, can be found on the HM-Treasury website pages here.

KPMG's Pre-Budget 2004 Pages
This page includes predictions made on what may be contained in the Pre-Budget speech - and what KPMG would like to see there

PWC's Pre-Budget 2004 Homepage

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Pre-Budget 2003 & Budget 2004

 

HM-Treasury Pre-Budget 2003 official page
This page contains all the official material from the Pre-Budget statement as given on 10th December, 2003.

HM-Treasury Budget 2004 Site
Official repository of all the Budget 2004 materials.

Inland Revenue Budget 2004 pages

Site includes:Budget 2004 Mini-site giving summary details of the Budget

UK Online webcast of the Budget statement

HM Customs and Excise Budget 2004 pages

Ernst & Young's Budget 2004 pages

Site includes:

  • Budget Alert summary
  • Details from the Pre-Budget
  • Tax card
PWC's Guide to 2004 Budget.

Site includes

  • Summaries to key aspects of the Budget
  • Webcast guide to the Budget

KPMG's Budget 2004 pages

Site includes

  • Budget Summary to download
  • Tax card for 2004/5
  • Guide to Finance Bill progression
Deloitte Budget 2004 website

Site includes:

  • Webcasts from key Deloitte's tax staff
  • Downloadable Budget guides
  • Tax cards (including for your PDA)

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Pre-Budget 2002 & Budget 2003

 

Finance Act 2003

AccountingWeb's Budget Pages

Institute for Fiscal Studies Budget 2003 Analysis website

KPMG's Budget 2003 pages

PWC's Budget 2003 pages

Ernst & Young Budget 2003 pages

Yahoo! News Budget 2003 pages

HM-Treasury official Pre-Budget 2002 pages
- key site for the Pre-budget Report given 27th November, 2002

Pre-Budget 2002 Summary from the Treasury

MoneyeXtra's Pre-Budget 2002 Pages

KPMG Pre-Budget 2002 pages

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Pre-Budget 2001 & Budget 2002

 

Finance Act 2002 (full text)

HM-Treasury Budget 2002 Website

Inland Revenue Budget 2002 pages

Customs & Excise budget 2002 pages

HM-Treasury 'Official' Pre-Budget Report pages

Inland Revenue's Pre-Budget Report pages

BBC Pre-Budget Report pages

Institute for Fiscal Studies Pre-Budget Report analysis pages

FT.com's Pre-Budget Special Report pages

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Budget & Finance Act 2001

 

Web commentary on the Budget of 2001

Inland Revenue's Official Budget 2001 Website
All the key Inland Revenue 'controlled' Budget information can be found here

FT.com's Budget 2001 Website
Huge range of press comment on the content and implications of the UK's Budget 2001

Finance Act 2001
Full text of the UK Finance Act 2001 which brings into UK law many of the features of the 2001 Budget

 

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Other Budget Links

 

For other information on forthcoming and previous Budget's check out the following sites:

HM Treasury
Web site of the Treasury with pre-Budget reports and previous Budgets

Institute of Fiscal Studies (IFS)
Web site includes details of the IFS research into the UK tax system, considering the likely effects of fiscal policy on every section of the population and economic analysis independent of government.

Virtual Economy from biz/ed
Closely based on the HM Treasury economic model, this site will allow anyone to play at being Chancellor. You can increase taxes, lower interest rates and sit back and watch the economy collapse. Online entry into the model is via the door of number 11 Downing Street. There are case studies on the first floor, information sheets on the second, a library on the third and access to the model on the fourth.

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New UK Car Tax Rules

 

Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu CarTax.co.uk pages

TaxZone.co.uk Car Tax Zone

Company Car CO2 tax comparisions

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International Taxation Links

 

ICAEW Library International Tax Links
Detailed set of tax links, including to many full texts of Double Tax Treaties that form the global treaty network.

Organisation for Co-operation and Economic Development (OECD)


Australian Tax Office

Revenue Canada

Internal Revenue Service (US)

Institute of Taxation in Ireland

International Fiscal Association - UK branch of which can be found here

International Bureau of Fiscal Documentation - Key information providers of information on international taxation. Free services offered include an International Tax Glossary which allows you to check meanings on relevant terms online.

Readings in International Tax Policy
- a compilation of some of the best articles published in Tax Notes International magazine.

Ernst & Young's International Transfer Pricing Guide 2003
- detailed notes on the transfer pricing policies of 38 different countries around the world.

International Tax Dialogue
- This website is an initiative of the OECD to provide a place where revenue authorities can quickly research new developments and discover best practice approaches on strategically important tax administration issues.

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Careers in Taxation

 

General Tax Career Information (from CIOT)

Careers @ KPMG - Tax

Studying with the Chartered Institute of Taxation

Inside Careers Guide to the Tax profession

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