Business Tax Forum

An HMRC-sponsored forum that aims to improve the operation of the tax system for both HM Revenue and Customs and large business.

Membership

HMRC members Organisation
Jonathan Athow Director General, Customer Strategy and Tax Design
Nicole Newbury Director, Large Business
Jon Sherman Director, Business, Assets and International
Elizabeth Arnold Director, Business, Assets and International
Margaret Mousley Deputy Director, Mid-sized Business
Zoe Leung Hubbard Deputy Director, Strategy Development
Business representatives Organisation
David Gordon GlaxoSmithKline
Grace Stephens Legal & General
Andy Wood Shell
Simon Holman Tesco
Margaret Shore Coca Cola EuroPacific Partners
Neil Harris BT
Sarah Cooke Centrica
Dominic Mathon RELX
Alice Jeffries CBI
Dipa Patel Balfour Beatty
Richard Craine Barclays
Ali Kennedy BAE Systems
Sebastiaan De Buck Unilever
Representatives from other government departments Department
Mark Hazell HM Treasury
Jonathan Donaghy HM Treasury
Sophie Berry HM Treasury

Terms of reference

The Business Tax Forum aims to improve the operation of the tax system for both HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) and large business.

The role of the Business Tax Forum is to foster a stronger relationship and greater understanding between large businesses, HMRC and HM Treasury, taking a strategic-level view and aiming to improve the:

  • administration of the tax system
  • implementation of government policy
  • understanding of the commercial environment
  • awareness of the concerns of business

Meeting minutes

Meeting frequency - quarterly

Minutes - 11 December 2025

Minutes - 06 May 2025 (ODT, 13.8 KB)

Please see The National Archives website for previous minutes:

Contact details

businesstaxforum@hmrc.gov.uk