This report of the 1993 IFS Residential Conference considers the administrative issues that face the tax system in the 1990s. Speakers dealt with the implications of the move to self-assessment, the adoption of a rulings procedure, tax appeals and general anti-avoidance rules. International...

Using a model of the key dimensions and requirements for tax simplification, the paper compares and contrasts the approaches taken and the achievements made in this regard in the United States, Australia, New Zealand and the United Kingdom. Based on this analysis, it is concluded that without a...

In spite of repeated calls for tax simplification around the world, tax systems, especially those in developed countries, have evolved into complex ones. While there have been various approaches to tax simplification by different national governments, the UK’s initiative of establishing a...