The Finance Act
Finance Act 2023
The full text of the Act as enacted on 10 January 2023.
The Finance Bill
Autumn Finance Bill 2022
Text of the of the Bill as introduced on 22 November 2022, accompanied by explanatory notes, subsequent versions, and record of its progress through parliament.
Finance Bill 2022–23
Collection of supporting documents for Finance Bill 2022–23, including draft legislation first published on 20 July 2022 and further draft legislation published on 23 September 2022 following the Chancellor's Growth Plan announcements.
Latest tax news
Timeline of drafts and ICAEW representations
Draft Finance Bill 2022–23 and ICAEW responses
Draft legislation published for Finance Bill 2022–23
20 July 2022, HM Treasury and HMRC
Draft legislation, supporting documents and tax information and impact notes (TIIN) covering proposed measures on income tax, corporation tax, inheritance tax, air passenger duty, insurance premium tax, customs duties and levies, aggregates levy, and other issues.
ICAEW REP 73/22: R&D Tax Relief Reform
14 Sep 2022, ICAEW
ICAEW representation responding to the draft legislation. It suggests amendments to measures on non-UK related expenditure, pre-notification requirements, additional information to accompany claims, and HMRC powers to remove claims.
ICAEW REP 74/22: Double taxation relief: Foreign nominal rates
14 September 2022, ICAEW
ICAEW representation responding to the draft legislation. It recommends that the legislation includes a definition for the term “foreign nominal rate of tax”.
ICAEW REP 94/22: House of Lords Economic Affairs Committee Finance Bill Sub Committee enquiry into Finance Bill 2022–23
31 October 2022, ICAEW
ICAEW oral and written evidence on proposed changes to the R&D tax relief regime.
Autumn Statement 2022
Chancellor delivers plan for stability, growth and public services
17 November 2022, HM Treasury
The Chancellor announced his Autumn Statement.
ICAEW hub: Autumn Statement 2022
See ICAEW's analysis of key announcements and news. Also includes ICAEW's letter to the Chancellor ahead of Autumn Statement and letter to the Treasury.
Autumn Finance Bill 2022
Autumn Finance Bill 2022
Published on 22 November 2022.
Finance Act 2023
The Bill received Royal Assent on 10 January 2023 and became the Finance Act 2023.
Commentary from firms and other external resources
Tax experts have produced analysis of the clauses from the initial release of the draft clauses through to the passage of the Bill through Parliament.
Grant Thornton Insights
Articles and guides from Grant Thornton UK, including:
- R&D tax reliefs: draft legislation released (21 July 2022)
KPMG Tax Matters Digest
A bi-weekly newsletter covering UK tax developments with KPMG's analysis. Key commentary on the Finance Bill 2022–23 include:
Articles and books in the Library collection
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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 (from 1968 onwards). Alongside this you can also find many publications from the ICAEW and other bodies on the Finance Acts.
We also maintain an online archive of links and resources for Finance Acts 1980–1999 and for Finance Acts 2000–2004.
See LibCat, our online catalogue, for details of our holdings of:
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