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Private client review for February 2026
Sophie Dworetzsky
Retrospective changes to the Temporary Repatriation Facility, updated FIG guidance and new AI guidance for advisers feature in this month’s review by Sophie Dworetzsky (Lombard Odier).
Back to square one: late appeals after Medpro
Adam Craggs
Liam McKay
The Court of Appeal restores a strict approach to late appeals, leaving taxpayers facing the familiar
Martland
hurdle once again, write Adam Craggs and Liam McKay (RPC).
Alimahomed: the Upper Tribunal gives ‘remittance’ a real world interpretation
Emily Osborne
The Upper Tribunal confirms that bank transfers are remittances and reopens the question of offshore credit cards, writes Emily Osborne (Fladgate).
Transfer pricing adjustments and VAT: a matter of faith?
Kapisha Vyas
Réka Mező
AG Kokott calls for a principled approach to the VAT treatment of transfer pricing adjustments – and questions the legacy of
Arcomet
, write Kapisha Vyas and Réka Mező (Simmons & Simmons).
Tax and the City for February 2026
Zoe Andrews
Mike Lane
In this month’s review, Mike Lane and Zoe Andrews (Slaughter and May) reflect on the judgment in
Watts
on purposive construction,
Ripe
on intangible fixed assets, the new Pillar Two safe harbours, and HMRC’s new transfer pricing guidelines.
Permanent Establishment reform: what has changed, who is affected and why does it matter?
Iarlaith McCarthy-Hann
Rob Sharpe
Rob Sharpe and Iarlaith McCarthy-Hann (Cleary Gottlieb) examine the Finance Bill provisions.
The Pillar Two Side-by-Side package: how UK groups should approach compliance
Jack Gifford
Jack Gifford (EY) shares practical views on two of the most pressing Pillar Two issues for UK multinationals: the newly released Side-by-Side package and the fast approaching initial GIR filing deadline.
An increasingly tough stance on behavioural penalties
Sophie Rhind
Elvira Colomer Fatjo
Sophie Rhind and Elvira Colomer Fatjo (Macfarlanes) consider how recent decisions and proposed reforms are reshaping the behavioural penalty landscape.
Isle of Wight NHS Trust: will exempting doctors leave posts unfilled?
Adam Marshall
Adam Marshall (Berthold Bauer VAT Consultants) assesses the FTT’s rejection of HMRC’s narrow reading of Item 5 – and considers the consequences for healthcare staffing models.
COP 9 and serious tax fraud: HMRC’s tougher approach
Simon York CBE
HMRC are adopting a tougher stance with those who continue to deliberately
mislead or refuse to cooperate, despite being in the COP 9/CDF process,
writes Simon York CBE (Deloitte).
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From sovereign immunity to sovereign tax status
Tom Margesson
,
Elena Rowlands
1 /7
Founders’ Relief: a narrow route to 10%
Hannah Magee
,
Charlotte Senior
,
Martin Verrall
2 /7
Budget 2026: protecting the UK’s tax competitiveness
David Gordon
3 /7
The Orsted ‘tax nothing’
Andrew Page
4 /7
Budget 2026: options for taxing wealth
Dom Rothbarth
5 /7
HMRC powers and the taxpayer relationship: when is enough, enough?
Chris Sanger
,
Constantine Christofi
,
Craig Kirkham-Wilson
6 /7
Redrawing the line: modernising the taxation of distributions
Jill Gatehouse
,
Emily Szasz
,
Joe Williams
,
Tom Gardner
7 /7
From sovereign immunity to sovereign tax status
Tom Margesson
,
Elena Rowlands
Founders’ Relief: a narrow route to 10%
Hannah Magee
,
Charlotte Senior
Budget 2026: protecting the UK’s tax competitiveness
David Gordon
The Orsted ‘tax nothing’
Andrew Page
Budget 2026: options for taxing wealth
Dom Rothbarth
HMRC powers and the taxpayer relationship: when is enough, enough?
Chris Sanger
,
Constantine Christofi
Redrawing the line: modernising the taxation of distributions
Jill Gatehouse
,
Emily Szasz
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LISA withdrawal charge reduced
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