The recent Government Consultation on Business Rates Avoidance and Evasion holds particular interest for charities because some avoidance and evasion techniques have used sham or unsuspecting charities for their success.

However, the Charity Tax Group, along with others, is keen to prevent unintended consequences of some of the proposed reforms and to protect charity reliefs where they are legitimately used. CTG’s response to the Consultation can be read here.