Posted by Alex Turner
The Office of Tax Simplification (OTS) has announced the recruitment of four private sector tax experts to help with its review of small business taxation in the UK.
Joining the existing members of the panel will be former HM Revenue & Customs officer and
IR35 expert Kate Cottrell and Deloitte senior manager Thomas Byng.
BDO senior tax manager Partha Ray and PwC senior manager Caroline Turnbull-Hall will also help the OTS carry out its review, which will see the controversial
IR35 tax legislation placed under the microscope.
Commenting on the appointments, John Whiting, tax director for the OTS, said: "I am delighted to have such an experienced team with their wide range of tax backgrounds in place and I am very grateful to the firms that have released them.
"We are now getting going on our challenging task of helping to simplify Britain's tax system."
The OTS also confirmed that it is "making good progress" on its first two reviews and said an interim report on the simplification of small business taxation will be published in time for next year's Budget.