STEP Consultation Tracker

Consulting body and consultation name Closing date Committee leading STEP response Response
European Commission - A 'European Taxpayer's Code'  17/05/13 STEP EU Committee 15/05/13
 Ministry of Justice - Fee remissions for the courts and tribunals 16/05/13 STEP Mental Capacity Special Interest Group 16/05/13
Ministry of Justice - Draft Inheritance and Trustees’ Powers Bill 03/05/13 STEP UK Practice Committee 03/05/13
HMRC - Inheritance tax: limiting the deduction for liabilities, draft legislation and guidance 22/04/13 STEP UK Technical Committee 22/04/13
HMRC - Implementation of International Tax Compliance (United States of America) Regulations 2013, Guidance Notes (FATCA) 28/02/13 STEP UK Technical Committee 28/02/13
  HMRC - Implementation of the UK-US Agreement to improve International Tax Compliance and to implement FATCA  28/02/13  STEP UK Technical Committee 28/02/13
 HMRC - Extra Statutory Concession D40 Non-resident trusts: definition of participator 28/02/13 STEP UK Technical Committee 20/03/13
HMRC - Annual residential property tax 22/03/13 STEP UK Technical Committee 22/03/13
HMRC - Stamp Duty Land Tax: Relief from 15% rate 22/03/13 STEP UK Technical Committee 22/03/13
HMRC - Capital gains tax charge on certain high value disposals by companies etc 22/03/13 STEP UK Technical Committee 22/03/13
 Department of Justice and Equality, Ireland – Implementation of the Charities Act 2009 Consultation 20/03/13 STEP Ireland 20/03/13
HMRC - Vulnerable beneficiary trusts 06/02/13 STEP UK Technical Committee 13/02/13
 HMRC - Statutory residence test  06/02/13 STEP UK Technical Committee 06/02/13
HMRC - General Anti-Abuse Rule (GAAR)  06/02/13 STEP UK Technical Committee 06/02/13
HMRC - General Anti-Abuse Rule (GAAR) Guidance 06/02/13 STEP UK Technical Committee 06/02/13
HMRC - Amendments to the transfer of assets abroad legislation 06/02/13 STEP UK Technical Committee 06/02/13
 HMRC - Attributions of gains to members of non-resident companies  06/02/13 STEP UK Technical Committee 06/02/13
 HMRC - Inheritance tax: spouses and civil partners domiciled overseas  06/02/13 STEP UK Technical Committee 06/02/13
 HMRC - Non-domicile taxation  (remittance basis changes)  06/02/13 STEP UK Technical Committee 06/02/13
OECD - OECD Model Tax Convention: revised discussion draft on the meaning of “beneficial owner” 15/12/12 STEP Public Policy Committee 12/12/12
 European Parliament -  Committee on Legal Affairs (JURI): Statute for a European Foundation (FE) 26/11/12 STEP Public Policy Committee 26/11/12
HMRC - Implementing the UK-US FATCA Agreement 23/11/12 STEP UK Technical Committee 23/11/12
 Legal Services Board - Enhancing consumer protection, reducing regulatory restrictions: willwriting, probate and estate administration activities 08/11/12 STEP England and Wales Regional Committee 07/11/12
HMRC - Consultation on vulnerable beneficiary trusts 08/11/12 STEP UK Technical Committee 08/11/12
HMRC - The attribution of gains to members of closely controlled non-resident companies 22/10/12 STEP UK Technical Committee 22/10/12
Office of the Public Guardian - Transforming the Services of the Office of the Public Guardian: A Consultation 19/10/12 STEP UK Practice Committee 12/10/12
HMRC - Lifting the Lid on Tax Avoidance Schemes 15/10/12 STEP UK Technical Committee 26/10/12
HMRC - Inheritance Tax: Simplifying Charges on Trusts 05/10/12 STEP UK Technical Committee 05/10/12
  HM Treasury - Delivering a cap on income tax relief: a technical consultation 05/10/12 STEP UK Technical Committee 05/10/12
HMRC - Resolving tax disputes: Draft code of governance for HMRC 15/09/12 STEP UK Practice Committee 14/09/12
HMRC - General Anti-Abuse Rule (GAAR) Consultation document 14/09/12 STEP UK Technical Committee 14/09/12
HM Treasury - Statutory definition of tax residence 13/09/12 STEP UK Technical Committee 13/09/12
HM Treasury - Ensuring the fair taxation of residential property transactions 23/08/12 STEP UK Technical Committee 23/08/12
European Commission - Discussion Paper on possible future measures against non-cooperative jurisdictions and aggressive tax planning and a possible strategy at EU level – Seminar July 17 2012 17/08/12 STEP EU Committee and STEP Public Policy Committee 08/08/12
Republic of Ireland Department of Finance - Public consultation on tax residence rules 01/08/12 STEP Ireland and STEP Public Policy Committee 31/07/12
Legal Services Board - Enhancing consumer protection, reducing regulatory restrictions: willwriting, probate and estate administration activities 16/07/12 STEP England and Wales Regional Committee 14/07/12
HMRC - Possible changes to Income Tax rules on interest 22/06/12 STEP UK Technical Committee 29/06/12
The Welsh Government - Consultation on a Separate Legal Jurisdiction for Wales 19/06/12 STEP Wales and STEP Public Policy Committee 18/06/12
European Commission - Report on the application of Directive 2005/60/EC on the prevention of the use of the financial system for the purpose of money laundering and terrorist financing 13/06/12 STEP EU Committee
European Commission - Factual examples and possible ways to tackle double non-taxation cases 30/05/12 STEP EU Committee 24/05/12
HM Treasury/HMRC - Private consultation regarding FATCA and the implications for UK resident trusts 11/05/12 STEP UK Technical Committee 11/05/12
HM Treasury - Draft Legislation: Capital Gains Tax: Foreign Currency Bank Accounts 23/04/12 STEP UK Technical Committee 23/04/12
Cabinet Office - Charities Act 2006 Review – Call for Evidence: The role of trustees 16/04/12 STEP UK Practice Committee 16/04/12
  Legal Services Board - Legal Services Board and Office for Legal Complaints triennial reviews 30/03/12 STEP Public Policy Committee 30/03/12
 EU Commission, DG Home Affairs - Project BOWNET Identifying the Beneficial Owner (BO) of legal entities in the fight against money laundering 20/03/12 STEP EU Committee 12/03/12
  Legal Services Board - Consultation on LSB‟s strategic priorities for the period 2012-15 and operational business plan for 2012/13 09/03/12  STEP Public Policy Committee 09/03/12
HMRC - Modernising the administration of the personal tax system 24/02/12 STEP UK Technical Committee 24/02/12 
HM Treasury - A study to consider whether a general anti-avoidance rule should be introduced into the UK tax system 17/02/12 STEP UK Technical Committee

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17/02/12

HMRC - Draft Legislation: Tax Agents: Dishonest Conduct 10/02/12 STEP UK Technical Committee 08/02/12
HMRC - Draft Legislation: Gifts of Pre-Eminent Objects 10/02/12 STEP UK Technical Committee 08/02/12
HMRC - Draft Legislation: Reform of the Taxation of Non-Domiciled Individuals 10/02/12 STEP UK Technical Committee 08/02/12
 House of Commons International Development Select Committee - Inquiry into Tax in Developing Countries: Increasing Resources for Development 06/02/12  STEP Public Policy Committee 06/02/12
Legal Ombudsman - Consultation on the Legal Ombudsman's Strategy (2012-2015) and Business Plan (2012-2013) 18/01/12 STEP Public Policy Committee 10/01/12
 Legal Services Board - Call for Evidence: Investigation into will-writing, estate administration and probate activities  04/11/11 STEP England and Wales Regional Committee 03/11/11
Legal Services Board - Enhancing consumer protection, reducing regulatory restrictions 04/11/11 STEP England and Wales Regional Committee 28/10/11
 HMRC - Bringing HMRC's information powers into line with international standards 29/09/11  STEP UK Technical Committee 23/09/11
 HM Treasury - Gifts of pre-eminent objects and works of art to the nation 21/09/11 STEP UK Technical Committee  20/09/11
 Ministry of Justice - Court of Protection: authorised officers 20/09/11 STEP UK Practice Committee and STEP Mental Capacity Special Interest Group 20/09/11
 HMRC - Establishing the future relationship between the tax agent community and HM Revenue & Customs 16/09/11 Step UK Technical Committee 16/09/11
 FATF - The Review of the Standards – Preparation for the 4th Round of Mutual Evaluation - Second public consultation 16/09/11 STEP Public Policy Committee 16/09/11
 HMRC - High Risk Tax Avoidance Schemes 31/08/11 STEP UK Technical Committee 15/09/11
 HM Treasury -  Statutory definition of tax residence 09/09/11 STEP UK Technical Committee  09/09/11
HM Treasury - Reform of the taxation of non-domiciled individuals 09/09/11 STEP UK Technical Committee  09/09/11
HMRC - Working with Tax Agents: Dishonest Conduct 16/09/11 STEP UK Technical Committee  31/08/11
 HM Treasury - Review of the Money Laundering Regulations 2007: June 2011 the Government response  31/08/11 STEP UK Technical Committee 24/08/11
  HMRC - A new incentive for charitable legacies. A lower rate of inheritance tax when leaving 10% of an estate to charity 31/08/11 STEP UK Technical Committee 22/08/11
  HMRC - Incapacitated person - a modern definition 16/08/11 STEP UK Practice Committee and STEP Mental Capacity Special Interest Group 16/08/11
HMRC - CAP1: Advice on non business activities 01/08/11 STEP UK Technical Committee 12/08/11
 Law Commission - Sections 31 and 32 of the Trustee Act 1925 (Supplementary Consultation)  21/07/11  STEP UK Technical Committee 21/07/11
 OECD - Clarification of the meaning of "Beneficial Owner" in the OECD Model Tax Convention 15/07/10 STEP Public Policy Committee 06/07/11
 European Commission - Cross-border transactions: European Commission publishes expert group's feasibility study on European contract law 01/07/11 STEP EU Committee 29/06/11
 European Commission - Public consultation on future funding activities in the area of Justice, Fundamental Rights and Equality 15/06/11 STEP EU Committee 06/06/11
 Ministry of Justice -  Matrimonial property regimes and the property consequences of registered partnerships - Reference number: CP 8/2011 20/05/11  STEP EU Committee 20/05/11
 Ministry of Justice - Office of the Public Guardian - fees 2011/2012 - Consultation Paper  21/05/11  STEP Estates and Trusts Committee and STEP Mental Capacity Special Interest Group 20/05/11
 European Commission - Green Paper on 'Less bureaucracy for citizens: promoting free movement of public documents and recognition of the effects of civil status records' 30/04/11  STEP EU Committee 21/04/11
Law Commission - Marital Property Arrangements (LCCP198, pubd. 11/01/11)  - Consultation Paper  11/04/11  STEP EU Committee/STEP Estates and Trusts Committee 11/04/11
Cabinet Office - 'Giving' Green Paper 09/03/11 STEP Public Policy Committee 09/03/11
Treasury/HMRC - Tax Policy Making: Draft Tax Consultation Framework 23/02/11 STEP UK Technical Committee 23/02/11
Treasury/HMRC - Tax Policy Making: Draft Protocol on Announcements Outside Scheduled Fiscal Events 23/02/11 STEP UK Technical Committee 23/02/11
HMRC - Draft Legislation on Tainted Charity Donations 09/02/11 STEP UK Technical Committee 09/02/11
  HMRC - Modernising powers, deterrents and safeguards - Data-gathering powers 09/02/11 STEP UK Technical Committee 09/02/11
HMRC - Disguised remuneration ‘Employment income through third party’ - draft legislation 09/02/11 STEP UK Technical Committee 09/02/11
Treasury - Interim report on the review of tax reliefs issued by the Office of Tax Simplification December 2010 10/01/11 STEP UK Technical Committee 10/02/11

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STEP Miami 4th Annual Summit 2013
31 May 2013
United States of America

STEP Israel 2013 Conference
18 June 2013

STEP Jersey 20th Anniversary Dinner
28 June 2013
Channel Islands

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