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This notice explains what we require when denatured alcohol is produced, distributed and used in the United Kingdom. Denatured alcohol is alcohol that has been made unsuitable for drinking by the addition of denaturants.

This notice tells you how to: receive spirits for use in manufacture or for medical or scientific purposes, to be used without payment of excise duty; apply to receive these spirits; and meet our conditions.

The final minutes of the JATCG meeting of October 2008 are now available on the JATCG page of our website.

The final minutes of the JATCG meeting of April 2008 are now available on the JATCG page of our website.

The final minutes of the JATCG meeting of October 2007 are now available on the JATCG page of our website.

Draft legislation to prevent the use of unauthorised unit trusts to abuse the rules on double taxation relief, together with Explanatory Notes, was published on 3 November 2009. An error within the draft has been corrected.

The guidance for ISA managers on how to submit annual returns of information on magnetic media has been updated. The changes are highlighted in yellow.

List of registered CASC's has been updated.

Revenue & Customs Brief 68/09 details guidance on VAT arrangements for businesses operating at midnight on New Year's Eve 2009.

We have published information on the improvements being made to Pension Schemes Online from 23 November 2009. If you use this service please take some time to familiarise yourself with these changes.

A businessman who admitted breaking an arms embargo by selling military vehicles to Sudan without a licence was jailed for two years and eight months today at Southwark Crown Court, following an investigation by HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC).

Information for Child Benefit and Tax Credit customers.

Pubs, clubs, restaurants and other retail businesses remaining open past midnight on New Year's Eve will be allowed to continue charging VAT at 15% on their sales until they close or until 6am on 1 January 2010, whichever is the earlier.

The Lloyd's Underwriters (Tax) (Amendment) Regulations 2009.

Explanatory Memorandum to The Lloyd’s Underwriters (Tax) (Amendment) Regulations 2009.

Orders were made on 27 October 2009 under the powers in section 1029 of ITA 2007 and in sections 1323 and 1324 of CTA 2009. The orders come into force on 18 November 2009.

This is an updated version of the guidance. The only changes are revised Examples 6 and 7.

We have published our CTF annual statistical report, detailed distributional analysis and constituency and local authority data.

Pension Schemes Services (PSS) has today published an update to the QROPS list.

Draft legislation to prevent the use of unauthorised unit trusts and manufactured overseas dividends to abuse the rules on double taxation relief, together with Explanatory Notes, is published today. Comments are invited.

Offshore tax dodgers are being warned they have one final chance to come clean, or face the consequences, in a hard-hitting YouTube video launched today by HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC).

Payroll Consultation Panel minutes are now available to view.

Scheme Administrators have been sent reminders to file their Registered Pension Scheme Returns.