TTPP86: Using Tax Policy to your Advantage as a Tax Professional with Sam Mitha CBE, an ex-HMRC Deputy Director

Sam Mitha, CBE, ex-HMRC Deputy Director of Central PolicyShow notes: thetaxprofessionalspodcast.com/TTPP86Subscribe: thetaxprofessionalspodcast.com/subscribeTake control of your career progression free course: https://documents.thetaxprofessionalspodcast.com/freecourseTax Research MasterclassYou’ll LearnA bit about Sam and his HMRC career in tax policy(6:15) What is tax policy?(9:30) How guidance fits into the tax-policy process(14:15) Why it’s beneficial for us as tax professionals to understand how policy is made(23:15) The tax policy process – what’s involved(30:00) The tax-legislation making process(50:15) The extent of the Chancellor’s involvement in tax policy(1:07:15) How we can get involved in tax policy for the benefit of our careerResourcesTax Research MasterclassSam’s articles:Tax and Politics: Taxjournal.com (1 June 2021)U.K. COVID-19 Diary: Policy and Impacts, National Tax Journal, 2020, vol. 73, issue 3, 847-878A heretical view of tax simplification: Taxjournal.com:15 June 2017)

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