In brief

Help to save

A Treasury consultation document  seeks views on the framework for implementing the help to save scheme announced by the chancellor in the Budget. Responses should be emailed here by 21 July.

RPI

The retail prices index for April 2016 was 261.4.

VAT

VAT Notes 2016 Issue 2 has been published. It includes information about the alcohol wholesaler registration scheme. See here.

DOTAS

Taxpayers may now use an online form to report a disclosure of tax avoidance scheme number for inheritance tax stamp duty land tax and annual tax on enveloped dwellings schemes.

Jersey DTA

The double taxation agreement between the UK and Jersey was amended by an exchange of letters that entered into force on 12 December 2014. The amendments took effect in the UK from 1 April 2016 for corporation tax and 6 April...