IFS residential conference 2025: How do we build a business tax system for the 21st century?

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In 2025 UK corporation tax celebrates its 60th birthday. Despite many predictions that revenues would be eroded, corporation tax is forecast to raise record amounts in coming years.

The Labour government, like the governments that went before, want to make the UK the best place to invest and do business. They have made economic growth the number one mission. Does the new Corporate Tax Roadmap, with its emphasis on stability and certainty, provide the blueprint for a dynamic business environment? What can be learnt from the many past policy changes about how to make corporation tax fit for the future? How should the UK engage with international efforts to change the taxation of multinational companies? What are the challenges for small businesses? How can HMRC reduce uncertainty and rebuild trust with taxpayer? How should the broader set of taxes that impact businesses – including business rates – be reformed over this parliament?

These are among the issues that will be discussed at the 2025 IFS residential conference, which is hosted in association with Deloitte.

The IFS Residential Conference is held biennially and brings together tax practitioners, academics, policymakers and people from business and the third sector to discuss an area of the tax system from a variety of angles. Since the first event in 1983 the conference has been used to debate the likely and desirable direction of tax policy and administration. We provide a space where tax professionals step away from their day jobs and help tackle important tax design questions.

The conference will take place at St Anne's College, Oxford, from lunchtime on Thursday 3 April to late afternoon on Friday 4 April. A conference dinner and accommodation will be provided on Thursday night.

Full price ticket: £600 + VAT

Academic & charity rate: £375 + VAT

Corporate members of the Institute for Fiscal Studies receive one free place at this conference (gold members receive two free places). To book your free place or to find out more about membership, please email members@ifs.org.uk.

Included in your delegate fee: Ensuite accommodation at St Anne's College is provided on Thursday 3 April and delegates are invited to attend a drinks reception and formal conference dinner on that evening, as well as buffet lunches on both days.

Day delegate rates: Please contact us if are interested in attending as a day delegate and do not require accommodation. In addition, we have a limited number of free day delegate places available for students. Please fill out this form to request a free student place.