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Cutting edge analysis on tax issues.

Cautious chancellor delivers safety first Budget, writes John Hawksworth (PwC).

Levelling the playing field still figures prominently, writes Jon Fursdon (BKL).

Business as usual, for better and for worse, writes Sandy Bhogal (Mayer Brown).

Despite the usual trumpeting of measures to tackle avoidance, evasion and aggressive planning, this Budget contained only a handful of new enforcement announcements, writes Jason Collins (Pinsent Masons).

The Brexit vote has not yet had a major negative effect on UK economic growth, but there are still many uncertainties ahead. So it was not surprising that the chancellor chose to deliver a ‘safety first’ Budget, in which giveaways on social care,...
Malcolm Gammie QC (One Essex Court) reflects on the revised standards for tax planning implemented by seven professional bodies.
 
HMRC has published responses to the ‘making tax digital’ consultations. Tina Riches (Smith & Williamson) reviews the recent draft legislation.
 
Ian Hyde and Catherine Robins (Pinsent Masons) consider how the dispute resolution measures in the MLI match up to concerns expressed in an earlier ICC survey.
 
Lee Squires and Fiona Bantock (Hogan Lovells) report the latest VAT developments that matter.
 
The UK is pushing ahead with an interest barrier, following BEPS Action 4. Helen Lethaby and Helen Gunson (Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer) examine the new UK rules which include some nasty tweaks to the OECD recommendations.
 
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