The new administrator of income tax, Robert Gray, said the taxpayer was yet to feel the effects of zero-10. (Picture by John O’Neill, 0511899)

THE effects of zero-10 will not be felt by the public until next year’s tax returns, according to the new administrator of income tax.
Robert Gray took over the role in June but has spent most of his working life in taxation.
Originally from the UK, Mr Gray moved to the island in 1986 after working for the Inland Revenue. He worked as an inspector but in 1987 he became assistant administrator when the then administrator, Graham Benfield, retired and Mr Benfield’s assistant, Ken Forman, took over. Mr Gray was assistant until June, when Mr Forman retired.
This year saw the implementation of zero-10, which Mr Gray admitted was a big issue. But he said it was difficult to assess its effects in a few months.
He believed that it would be shaping the island for the next two years.
‘We are feeling our way through to try to make sure it operates as smoothly as possible.
‘The tax system has changed quite dramatically in the last few years. We’ve had to change a lot of our operational processes to bring them up to date. It’s time to use people’s resources and people have to make the most of the resources we have.’