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Office of Tax Simplification

The Chancellor and Exchequer Secretary launched the Office of Tax Simplification on 20 July 2010 to provide the Government with independent advice on simplifying the UK tax system.

You can find out more information about who we are and what we do using the links on the right hand side of this page.

Information about what we are currently working on can be found below. We also regularly post on our blog. For more details follow the link on the right.

Latest news:

8 April

The OTS review of employee benefits and expenses is now underway and we are seeking input and views from as many groups and individuals as possible over the next few months. If you would like to contribute to the review please get in touch with us on the contact details at the bottom of this page.

• Employee benefits and expenses terms of reference (PDF 268KB)

21 March

On 20 March 2013 David Gauke, the Exchequer Secretary to the Treasury, wrote to the OTS with the Government’s response to the OTS reviews of pensioner taxation and unapproved employee share schemes. He also confirmed that the OTS will undertake a review of partnership taxation alongside its current review on employee benefits and expenses. The letter and full terms of reference for the partnership review can be found below.  

• Letter from David Gauke, Exchequer Secretary to the Treasury, to the OTS (PDF 699KB)
• Government’s response to OTS pensioner taxation review (PDF 828KB)
• Government’s response to OTS review of unapproved employee share schemes (PDF 724KB)
• Partnership taxation terms of reference (PDF 427KB)

Contact us

The Office of Tax Simplification welcomes your views and can be contacted at ots@ots.gsi.gov.uk.

Whilst all views and ideas will be very gratefully received, we cannot  commit to respond to every suggestion.

Please direct media enquiries to the OTS press office on 020 7270 6190

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