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Taxation, work and welfare
Who we are
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.
The Office has been established as an independent Office of the Treasury for the life of the current Parliament and draws together expertise from across the tax and legal professions, the business community and other interested parties.
Rt Hon Michael Jack and John Whiting have been appointed as the Chair and Tax Director to lead the Office. They are supported by a small secretariat including tax experts from HM Revenue & Customs and HM Treasury as well as external secondees from the tax and legal professions.
What we do
The Office has been established to provide advice to the Chancellor on simplifying the UK tax system, with the objective of reducing compliance burdens on both businesses and individual taxpayers. Full details about the Office are set out in its framework document.
