The Finance Act

View the full text of the Finance (No. 2) Act 2010 as passed on 27 July 2010

Summary of Finance Bills and Acts issued in 2010 and 2011

ICAEW

The Tax Faculty issued a representation (TAXREP 31/10) to the government on 9 July 2010.

It has published the following commentary and news on the Finance Bill 2010-11:

• Finance (No 2) Act 2010
  Summary of measures covered in the Act. Issued on 3 August 2010.
• Finance Bill 2010: Tax Faculty submits its comments
  Summary of the faculty's submission to government. Issued on 13 July 2010.
• Finance Bill now published
  Summary of the Bill and an expected timetable for forthcoming Finance Bills and Acts this year. Issued on 2 July 2010.

Guides

Finance Bill 2010: Explanatory Notes
Notes from HM Treasury covering clauses 1 to 11, published on 2 July 2010.

Finance Bill 2010
Full text of the Bill as introduced on 28 June 2010.

Finance Bill 2010–11
A dedicated page on the UK Parliament website that provides access to information on the progress of the Bill with links to debates and other related business papers as they arise.

Parliamentary papers

In addition to the following proceedings and amendment selections, a full list of Bill documents is available, including all amendment papers.

3rd reading: House of Lords 26 July, 2010
The third reading of the Bill in the House of Lords as reported in Lords Hansard (Volume No. 720 Part No. 37)

2nd reading: House of Lords 26 July, 2010
The second reading of the Bill in the House of Lords as reported in Lords Hansard (Volume No. 720 Part No. 37)

1st reading: House of Lords 21 July, 2010
The first reading of the Bill in the House of Lords as reported in Lords Hansard (Volume No. 720 Part No. 35)

3rd reading: House of Commons 20 July, 2010
The third reading of the Bill as reported in Hansard (House of Commons Debates 20 July 2010: Volume No. 514 Part No. 35)

Select Committee Report HC 305 i-ii
Report published 16 July 2010.

Committee of the Whole House Proceedings as at 15 July 2010
Public Bill Committee and report stage proceedings in the House of Commons, published on 16 July 2010.

Committee: 3rd sitting: House of Commons 15 July, 2010
The third sitting of the Bill Committee as reported in Hansard (House of Commons Debates 15 July 2010: Volume No. 513 Part No. 33).

Committee of the Whole House: Selection of Amendments 3
House of Commons selection of amendments published on 15 July 2010.

Committee of the Whole House Proceedings as at 13 July 2010
Public Bill Committee and report stage proceedings in the House of Commons, published on 14 July 2010.

Committee: 2nd sitting: House of Commons 13 July, 2010
The second sitting of the Bill Committee as reported in Hansard (House of Commons Debates 13 July 2010: Volume No. 513 Part No. 31).

Committee of the Whole House: Selection of Amendments 2
House of Commons selection of amendments published on 13 July 2010.

Committee of the Whole House Proceedings as at 12 July 2010
Public Bill Committee and report stage proceedings in the House of Commons, published on 13 July 2010.

Committee: 1st sitting: House of Commons 12 July, 2010
The first sitting of the Bill Committee as reported in Hansard (House of Commons Debates 12 July 2010: Volume No. 513 Part No. 30).

Committee of the Whole House: Selection of Amendments 1
House of Commons selection of amendments published on 12 July 2010.

Autumn Finance Bill

Autumn Finance Bill: an informal consultation
HM Treasury has published draft legislation on technical taxation measures to be introduced in a Finance Bill in autumn 2010. Draft legislation and explanatory notes are available to download in PDF format.

Autumn 2010 Finance Bill
News and summary from the ICAEW Tax Faculty of the draft legislation, published 16 July 2010.

Articles and books in the Library collection

• View a list of articles and books in our collection on the Finance Act 2010

To find out how you can borrow books from the Library please see our guide to book loans.

You can obtain copies of articles or extracts of books and reports by post, fax or email through our document supply service.

Archive

The Library holds an extensive collection of Finance Acts (from the 19th century onwards), Finance Bills (from 1951 onwards), debates on the Finance Bill as recorded in Hansard, and Standing Committee Debates on the Finance Bills. Alongside this you can also find many publications from the ICAEW and other bodies on the Finance Bills and Acts.

For full details of our holdings in this area, see our guide to Finance Acts and Bills in the Library collection.

We also maintain an online archive of links and resources for Finance Acts 1980–1995 and for Finance Acts 1996–.