This week’s UK tax tidbits, 9 March 2020

A new OTS project and call for evidence on claims and elections features in this week’s UK tidbits.

• The Office of Tax Simplification has issued a call for evidence in respect of its project reviewing claims and elections
• Making Tax Digital for Income Tax, Sign up your client for Making Tax Digital for Income Tax and Sign up your business for Making Tax Digital for Income Tax have been updated
• The following guidance on creative sector reliefs has been updated:- Claiming Video Games Tax Relief for Corporation Tax, Claiming Theatre Tax Relief for Corporation Tax, Claiming Orchestra Tax Relief for Corporation Tax, Claiming Museums and Galleries Exhibition Tax Relief for Corporation Tax, Claiming High-end Television Tax Relief for Corporation Tax, Claiming Film Tax Relief for Corporation Tax and Claiming Children’s Television Tax Relief for Corporation Tax
• CWG2: further guide to PAYE and National Insurance contributions and Class 1A National Insurance contributions on benefits in kind (CWG5) have recently been updated
• The following publications relevant to pensions have recently been updated:- https://www.gov.uk/guidance/tell-hmrc-youve-claimed-too-much-relief-at-source-for-pension-scheme-members, Reclaim tax relief for pension scheme members with relief at source, Registered pension schemes relief at source annual claims (APSS 106) and Information requirements for pension schemes