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Tax Policy Associates
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A not-for-profit company, founded to improve tax and legal policy, and the public understanding of tax. It was founded by Dan Neidle, a very well-known UK tax lawyer who also writes extensively on tax matters in a personal capacity. The website is full of good ideas, although not radical enough for some tastes.
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Centax
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The Centre for the Analysis of Taxation (CenTax) focuses on the characteristics, behaviours and economic impacts of top earners and the wealthy, and the design of taxes affecting this group. Research is mainly quantitative, and they claim to work closely with tax advisors and the legal profession, as well as statisticians and policymakers. This collaboration enables them to provide evidence and evaluation that is academically rigorous.
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Tax Foundation
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A US-based think-tank. Their research is guided by the principles of sound tax policy — simplicity, transparency, neutrality, and stability. Primarily US-focussed but also covers EU and global policy.
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Office of Tax Simplification
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The now defunct Office of Tax Simplification was an independent office of HM Treasury. The office was created in 2010 to identify complexities in the tax system burdensome to both businesses and individual taxpayers in order to recommend their reduction. The office was abolished in 2023 although their research and recommendations are still accessible on the website.
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Ann L Humphrey
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Has not been updated since 2019 but is full of gold nuggets.
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Taxpayer's Alliance
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What you might call a right-wing blog, covering a wide array of issues. Some interesting tax simplification ideas.
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IFS Taxlab
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The website was created and is run by the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS), an independent research institute with the principal aim of better informing public debate on economics in order to promote the development of effective policy.
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Mirrlees Review
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The Mirrlees Review brought together experts to identify the characteristics of a good tax system for any open developed economy in the 21st century. Long on very good theory, short on concrete suggestions.
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