Treasury on lookout for tax body chiefs
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The Treasury is recruiting a permanent chair and tax director to lead the Office of Tax Simplification.
The OTS was set up in July 2010 to provide the Government with independent advice on simplifying the UK tax system.
Rt Hon Michael Jack and John Whiting were appointed as chair and tax director to lead the OTS on an interim basis when the office was launched.
The appointed chair will lead the OTS board meetings and how the office liaises with Treasury ministers. The Treasury says the position is open to “outstanding leaders from a range of backgrounds including commercial, public or voluntary sectors.”
The tax director role will provide the intellectual leadership and guidance for the office.
The Treasury says applicants must be a “leading tax professional with extensive technical understanding of business and personal tax, an appreciation of the operational implications of tax policy change and an understanding of the tradeoffs involved in tax policy making.”
Both the chair and tax director roles are on a voluntary basis with expenses paid. The tax director role will also receive a £12,000 annual payment which the Treasury says recognises the tax director’s contribution to Government policy making.
The Treasury says the time commitment involved is for the chair and tax director to decide, but expect an average of one day a month for the chair and one day a week for the tax director. A higher time commitment is expected ahead of OTS reports.
Exchequer secretary to the Treasury David Gauke has recently written to the interim OTS chairman inviting proposals for further work on small business tax and other policy areas.
The deadline for applications is July 1.
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