ANALYSIS

Cutting edge analysis on tax issues.

Amit Puri

Amit Puri (Pure Tax Investigations) outlines the structure, resourcing and recent performance of HMRC’s Customer Compliance Group, including trends in compliance yield and investigation activity.

Helen Coward

‘Overpayment relief is a statutory remedy of last resort.’ Helen Coward (Simmons & Simmons) examines when HMRC can refuse SDLT repayment claims – and when they cannot.

Jack Prytherch

Yousuf Chughtai

The only complete solution to the procedural nightmare potentially faced by taxpayers is to expand the FTT’s powers to consider public law issues, write Jack Prytherch and Yousuf Chughtai (Osborne Clarke).

Gary Barnett

Gary Barnett (Simmons & Simmons) reviews recent VAT developments, including the Upper Tribunal’s decision in Lycamobile and CJEU guidance on statutory payments.

Hartley Foster

Hartley Foster (Addington Chambers) examines the right to obtain information from public authorities such as HMRC, via the Freedom of Information Act 2000, and the restrictions on that right.

Simon Douglas

Simon Douglas (5 Stone Buildings) considers the will-drafting consequences of the new £2.5m allowance and its transferability – and explains why traditional ‘100% relief’ clauses may now not always achieve the desired result.

Eloise Walker

When should damages be calculated net of tax? Eloise Walker (Pinsent Masons) revisits the Gourley principle and its practical implications for commercial disputes.

Tim Sarson

This month’s update illustrates how countries around the world are using tax levers to address fiscal challenges. Tim Sarson (KPMG) reports.

Rupert Shiers

Laura Hodgson

Following the Supreme Court’s decision, Rupert Shiers and Laura Hodgson (Hogan Lovells) consider whether any routes remain to improve VAT recovery on share sale costs.