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10 November 2022 Revenue Scotland has today (10 November) published its Annual Reports and Accounts 2021-22.

A Scottish Government consultation has begun to inform future legislation on a replacement for the UK Aggregates Levy; collection and management of the devolved tax will be administered by Revenue Scotland.  The levy is payable when newly quarried products like sand or rock are used for commercial purposes including housebuilding, infrastructure and landscaping. The Scottish Government intends the Scottish Aggregates Levy will support the circular economy by encouraging use of recycled aggregates in the construction industry and supporting innovation.

Further to the UK Chancellor’s fiscal statement of today, 23 September 2022, the Scottish Government will be considering the announcement carefully. On Land and Buildings Transaction Tax and on Scottish income tax bands, the Scottish Government will set out its plans as part of the normal budget process. A statement by the Deputy First Minister is available on the Scottish Government website. 

On Wednesday 21 September 2022 Revenue Scotland moved over to a new contact management system to manage calls at our support desk. This new system will enable us to triage and manage contacts more efficiently. The telephone number and operating hours remain unchanged. Revenue Scotland Support Desk: 03000 200 310 Operating hours are: Monday – Friday, 10:00 – 12:00 and 14:00 – 16:00. Callers will be presented with 3 options:

The Minister for Public Finance, Planning and Community Wealth, Tom Arthur, today announced the reappointment of Jean Lindsay and Martin McEwen as members of Revenue Scotland’s Board.

Three new members have been appointed to the Board of Scotland's tax authority, Revenue Scotland. The appointment of previous Presiding Officer of the Scottish Parliament (2016-21) Rt Hon Ken Macintosh, digital transformation and emerging technologies expert Idong Usoro, and Robert MacIntosh, Professor of Strategic Management and Pro Vice Chancellor for Business and Law at Northumbria University, have today been announced by the Minister for Public Finance, Planning and Community Wealth, Tom Arthur.

The Scottish Landfill Tax (Standard Rate and Lower Rate) Order 2022 has now been approved by the Scottish Parliament and came into effect on 1 April 2022. As a result, taxable disposals made or treated as made on or after 1 April 2022 will be subject to the following rates of SLfT:

Revenue Scotland will be updating the online tax collection system (SETS) on Friday 28 January 2022. This update will introduce a number of changes and enhancements to both the SETS portal and also internal back-office functionality. Introduction of this important update will require a short period of downtime. ** The SETS portal will be unavailable to all users and for all services on Friday 28 January from 18:00 – 21:00. ** Summary details of new functionality being introduced to the SETS portal: