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Tom Margesson and Elena Rowlands (Travers Smith) consider the plans for a new tax regime for sovereigns from 1 January 2029.

Charlotte Senior Hannah Magee Martin Verrall

Hannah Magee and Charlotte Senior (Grant Thornton) assess the proposed 10% Founders’ Relief and reduced BADR lifetime limit, highlighting restrictive eligibility tests and the importance of sale timing and deal structure.

Aparna Nathan

Aparajita Arya

Aparna Nathan KC and Aparajita Arya (Devereux Chambers) review when the FTT can hear public law arguments and explain how taxpayers can preserve their position through protective judicial review proceedings where jurisdiction is uncertain.

David Wren

James Shepherd

HMRC have narrowed the reach of the regime but tax professionals may still face unresolved grey areas, write James Shepherd and David Wren (KPMG).

Gary Barnett

Joao Martinho

Joao Martinho and Gary Barnett (Simmons & Simmons) assess HMRC’s new cryptoasset guidance and lessons from recent VAT cases on legitimate expectation, holding companies’ input tax recovery and the distinction between supplies of staff and payroll services.

Chris Sanger

Temporary relief funded by familiar tax rises and accelerated payments gave this Budget a distinctly Gordon Brown feel, writes Chris Sanger (EY).

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Julian Feiner

I had trouble hearing at times, it was so noisy in the Chamber during the Chancellors speech, but I think I picked up the key messages. They were, to have breathing space now, fresh hope for the future and to drive good growth in every tax...

David Whiscombe

When CGT was introduced in 1965, it was recognised that gains made on the final disposal of a business on retirement had in some sense a special character and should be taxed less onerously than other gains. That broad principle has been kept alive...

Martin Shah

The increase in the bank surcharge is lower than many had feared and is intended to be temporary. However, it should not be judged simply by the additional revenue it aims to raise and the purpose for which that will be applied. The more important...

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