Business Tax Forum
An HMRC-sponsored forum that aims to improve the operation of the tax system for both HM Revenue and Customs and large business.
Membership
| HMRC members | Organisation |
|---|---|
| Jonathan Athow | Director General, Customer Strategy and Tax Design |
| Nicole Newbury | Director, Large Business |
| Jon Sherman | Director, Business, Assets and International |
| Margaret Mousley | Deputy Director, Mid-sized Business |
| Zoe Leung Hubbard | Deputy Director, Strategy Development |
| Business representatives | Organisation |
|---|---|
| Richard Craine | Barclays |
| Grace Stephens | Legal and General |
| John Connors | Vodafone |
| Alan Mclean | Shell |
| David Gordon | GlaxoSmithKline |
| David Smith | Balfour Beatty |
| Pauline Finney | John Lewis Partnership |
| Donald Simpson | National Grid |
| Mark Feldman | Smiths Group |
| Dougal Goldring | Royal Mail |
| Ali Kennedy | BAE Systems plc |
| Representatives from other government departments | Department |
|---|---|
| Ruth Hopkinson | HM Treasury |
| Levin Nerys | HM Treasury |
Terms of reference
The Business Tax Forum aims to improve the operation of the tax system for both HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) and large business.
The role of the Business Tax Forum is to foster a stronger relationship and greater understanding between large businesses, HMRC and HM Treasury, taking a strategic-level view and aiming to improve the:
- administration of the tax system
- implementation of government policy
- understanding of the commercial environment
- awareness of the concerns of business
Meeting minutes
Meeting frequency - quarterly
Please see The National Archives website for previous minutes: