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Tax Conference 2024

The 2024 BUFDG Tax Conference was held online from 11-13 June. We had lots of great sessions, and the recordings are now available to members who registered for the conference. 

BUFDG Tax Conference 2024 - Recordings

A BUFDG Guide to UK Universities and Tax

This document provides a high-level overview of the many areas where tax impacts on UK universities, looking at taxes relating to people, income, and expenditure.

Download the BUFDG guide

TaxHE Newsletter

The must read newsletter for all things H E tax related.

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Tax Resources

We have various tax resources you can access including guides, flowcharts, webinar recordings, presentation slides, updates from professional firms, newsletters, consultation responses, and more.

 

Tax Resources by Tax-type

VAT

Here you will find the resources can be broken down into more sub-categories, such as Education, Trading, Import Duties, Property / Construction, Research, Accommodation, Overseas Trading, Making Tax Digital, Partial Exemption, Capital Goods Scheme and Reliefs.

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Corporation Tax

Here you will find the resources can be broken down into more sub-categories, such as Making Tax Digital, Trading, Overseas Trading and Reliefs.

Browse corporation tax resources

 

Imports and Exports

You can find all sorts of resources to help with import and export issues including a Customs Procedure Codes guide, Rule of Origin guidance, webinar recordings, consultations and more.

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Taxing Digital Services

The growing trend for taxing electronically supplied services (including online learning) around the globe is causing headaches for H E Is, but our resources can help, including a regularly updated spreadsheet setting out the headline information in individual countries.

Browse taxing digital services

 

Employment Tax

Here you’ll find resources on different employment tax subjects including payment types, expenses and benefits, national minimum wage and more.

Browse employment tax resources

 

Employment Status

With employment status causing issues in H E, our resources include guidance on off payroll working, training, common roles in H E, and a more tailored employment status tool.

Browse employment status resources

 

Global Mobility

With more H E Is than ever discovering employees working overseas, we have a number of helpful resources including presentations, webinar recordings, guides and more.

Browse global mobility resources

 

Overseas Tax

H E I s are expanding activities and students into more and more territories around the world, so we have commentary and guidance regarding the most common overseas tax questions and issues.

Browse overseas tax resources

 

Find resources on everything else tax-related here, including excise duties, rates, construction industry scheme and more:

 

HMRC

 

Consultations

What members are talking about

We have an active member-only discussion board which is dedicated to tax. so you can see what members are talking about.

Visit the tax discussion board

Tax Group

The Tax Group is one of the busiest groups in BUFDG, dealing with a wide variety of issues for all taxes. The group works actively with HMRC to discuss both operational issues and strategic matters through regular update meetings and specific issues meetings.

Find out more about the group

Payroll and Employment taxes Group

A forum to share knowledge and ideas, and also to understand specific issues affecting HEPs within payroll, expenses and benefits, National Minimum Wage and individuals paid outside of the payroll.

Find out more about the group

Future Tax Events

Midlands Tax Group Meeting

10/10/2024

Online via MS Teams - 2-4pm

The Midlands Tax Group meeting will take place on Thursday 10 October from 2-4pm

Northern Tax Group Meeting

15/10/2024

The Principal York Hotel, Station Road, York, YO24 1AA

The Northern Tax Group will meet in person on Tuesday 15th October in York.

 

HMRC webinars and e-learning

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Latest Tax News

Workplace Nursery Partnerships – does your scheme meet tax exemption requirements?

18/07/2024
HMRC are questioning the use of the onsite nursery exemption for specific partnership arrangements. This article looks at the conditions and HMRC's requirements.


The Long Read - BUFDG 2024 Tax Conference

17/06/2024
Andrea and Julia roundup the BUFDG 2024 Tax Conference.


Subsidiary Audit Exemption Advice

12/06/2024
Advice from Pinsent Masons on whether/when universities can use the subsidiary audit exemption, and risks and considerations.


More tax news

 

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