Raising Standards in the Tax Advice Market: AAT's submission to HMRC
Executive summary
In this submission, AAT argues for mandatory membership of professional bodies for all paid-for tax advisers. AAT identifies this option as the most effective under consideration for addressing substantial levels of poor quality tax advice in the UK market.
Related consultation responses
Online sales tax: assessing an option to help rebalance taxation of the retail sector
AAT believes an online only sales tax, that will not replace business rates but provide funding for reduced rates for some retailers, would not be effective.
Review of the Office of Tax Simplification
We would like to see the OTS given additional resources and see it become involved in the development of new taxes rather than just existing tax reform.
