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<p>The government is committed to having a tax system that is simple to understand
and easy to comply with. Autumn Budget 2017 took a number of practical steps to simplify
the tax rules for small businesses including:</p><p> </p><ul><li><p>Extending the
option of using mileage rates to property businesses; and</p></li><li><p>Ending receipt
checking on subsistence costs when employees are reimbursed using benchmark scale
rates.</p><p>These measures build on action taken since 2010 including:</p></li><li><p>Establishing
the Office of Tax Simplification and then putting it on a permanent, statutory basis
so that it can provide independent advice on simplifying the tax system; and</p></li><li><p>Implementing
over 200 of the OTS’s recommendations since 2010. This includes simplifying employee
benefits and expenses saving employers an estimated £25 million per annum.</p><p>
</p><p>The government also takes action where appropriate to raise awareness of reliefs
which support small businesses. For example, at Autumn Budget 2017 the Government
announced an R&D tax credits awareness campaign directed primarily towards Small
and Medium Enterprises.</p></li></ul>
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