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LBTT group relief proposal goes to brief consultation
25 day window open for submissions

Ministers consult on LBTT first-time buyer relief
Details of working of scheme go out to views

Budget should bring in further LBTT reforms, Society paper argues
Concerns also raised over income tax administration costs

Solicitors may face retrospective VAT bills, accountants warn
Tribunal win lets HMRC revise treatment of electronic property searches

Revenue Scotland annual report shows £54m LBTT shortfall
Increased revenue but short of Budget Act estimate

Rangers loses employment benefit trusts tax appeal
Supreme Court upholds ruling that payments liable to PAYE and NICs

Air Departure Tax Bill passes final stage
Tax bands and rates still to be set

Further relief proposed for LBTT additional second homes tax
Draft order exempts couples where present house in single name

LBTT forecasting model not fit for purpose, report concludes
Government methodology criticised in wake of revenue shortfall estimate

Tax tribunal changes come into effect
Appeal body becomes part of Scottish Tribunals

Lack of evidence on ministers' air tax proposals, MSPs report
Committee backs passenger duty bill at stage 1 but raises concerns

Chancellor backs down on Budget NIC rises
U-turn recognises breach of manifesto promise

MSPs confirm 2017-18 income tax rates
Higher rate threshold to be frozen but rates match rest of UK

Mackay announces measures to limit business rate rises
Licensed trade and Aberdeen area to benefit from new package

Changes coming to Scottish tax tribunals
Existing bodies to be brought within Scottish Tribunals

Evidence invited on Air Departure Tax Bill
Finance Committee begins stage 1 scrutiny

Air passenger duty to be replaced under new bill
Scottish Government launches bill for air departure tax

Too early to judge impact of LBTT, Holyrood report concludes
Finance Committee agrees transition "operationally successful"

Salary sacrifice schemes to lose their tax breaks
Autumn statement exempts pensions, child care and greener travel

Regulations laid to end right to second home council tax discount
Councils to have option to remove discount from April 2017

Holyrood to raise scrutiny of budget process in wake of new powers
Tripartite expert group to study what changes required with new taxes

"Last chance" for offshore tax evaders to beat tougher regime: HMRC
Worldwide Disclosure Facility launched to encourage voluntary moves

EU lands Apple with a €13bn tax bill
Ireland to challenge decision that benefits granted illegally

HMRC claims big successes against tax avoidance schemes
Dispute over extent of win against Ingenious film partnerships