The Tax Team is responsible for ensuring that the University complies fully with all relevant tax laws, rules, regulations, statutory reporting and disclosure requirements wherever we operate. We provide professional business partnering support to the various Colleges, Schools, and departments across the University, including the provision of proactive advice and guidance on tax related matters arising from our core activities and strategic aims. The team is responsible for developing and implementing appropriate and effective tax risk management processes and controls to provide assurance that the requirements of the University’s Tax Strategy are being met. You can find our Tax Strategy below - Document Tax Strategy (445.65 KB / PDF) What is Indirect Tax? Essentially, any taxes or fees imposed by the government at the manufacturing or production level is an indirect tax. Indirect Tax Services Click on the link below to find out more about our services including Rates, Calculations, Exemptions and Goods and Services. Specialist Services SharePoint Site (Indirect Tax) You will need your uun@ed.ac.uk (e.g smitha33@ed.ac.uk and your password) What is Direct Tax? Direct Taxes, as the name suggests, are taxes that are directly paid to the government by the taxpayer. It is a tax applied on individuals and organisations directly by the government e.g. income tax, corporation tax, wealth tax etc. Direct Tax Services Click on the link below to find out more about Corporation Taxes, Employment Tax, IR35/Employment Status Checks, Payments to Students, Staff and Visitors and Employment Tax Reporting. Direct Tax (sharepoint.com) You will need your uun@ed.ac.uk (e.g smitha33@ed.ac.uk and your password) This article was published on 2024-07-01
