STEP Consultation Tracker

Consulting body and consultation name Closing date Committee leading STEP response Response
Republic of Ireland Department of Finance - Public consultation on tax residence rules 01/08/12 STEP Ireland and STEP Public Policy Committee  
Legal Services Board - Enhancing consumer protection, reducing regulatory restrictions: willwriting, probate and estate administration activities 16/07/12 STEP England and Wales Regional Committee  
HMRC - Possible changes to Income Tax rules on interest 22/06/12 STEP UK Technical Committee  
The Welsh Government - Consultation on a Separate Legal Jurisdiction for Wales 19/06/12 STEP Wales and STEP Public Policy Committee  
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  
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

17/02/12

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
 HMRC - Draft Legislation: Inheritance Tax: Reduced Rate for Estates Leaving 10 Per Cent or More to Charity 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

Events

STEP Spring Conference - Birmingham
22 May 2012
United Kingdom

STEP South Africa Conference
28 May 2012
South Africa

STEP Private Client Awards 2012/13
19 September 2012
United Kingdom

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