HMRC and the Treasury have confirmed a long list of tax changes coming into effect today (1 April).

The list includes:
• The Corporation Tax rate has been reduced to 20% (down from 21%)
• The new Diverted Profits Tax has been introduced
• The bank levy has increased from 0.156% to 0.21%
• Air Passenger Duty has been restructured - abolishing bands C and D
• Hospice charities, blood bikes, search and rescue, and air ambulance charities will be eligible for VAT refunds
• Business rates changes (England only):
• The business rates multiplier has increased from 48.2p to 49.3p (47.1p to 48.0p for small business multiplier). This includes the 2% inflation cap
• The Small Business Rate Relief scheme has doubled for a further year - providing 100% relief for businesses with a single property with a rateable value of less than £6,000, and tapered relief with a rateable value of £6,000 - £12,000
• The business rates discount for shops, pubs, cafes and restaurants with a rateable value of £50k or below has increased from £1,000 to £1,500
• The amount of banks' annual profit that can be offset by carried forward losses has been restricted to 50%
• Two new bands for the Annual Tax on Enveloped Dwellings (ATED) have been introduced

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• Capital Gains Tax exemption for wasting assets will only apply if the corporate selling the asset has used it in their own business
• Fuels used to generate good quality electricity by CHP (combined heat and power) plants for onsite purposes are exempt from the Carbon Price Floor
• The VAT registration threshold has increased from £81,000 to £82,000 and the deregistration threshold from £79,000 to £80,000
• Scottish government's Land and Buildings Transactions Tax (LBTT) will replace Stamp Duty Land Tax in Scotland
• The associated companies rules have been replaced with simpler rules based on 51% group membership
• The standard and lower rates of landfill tax have been increased in line with RPI

Further details are available on the HMRC and Treasury websites.