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IN BRIEF

Views on recent developments in tax.

The government has suggested it may review the intangibles fixed asset regime. Mathew Oliver (Bird & Bird) explains why a review is welcome and identifies some of the areas that should be addressed.
 

One word we will be hearing a lot in 2016 – and indeed over the next few years – is digital, writes Paul Aplin (A C Mole & Sons and chairman of the ICAEW Tax Faculty Technical Committee).

HMRC’s revised DPT guidance is an improvement on the interim version and more clearly delineates the scope of the tax, writes Ben Jones (Eversheds).

The EU Commission bites into McDonald’s franchise structure, writes Nick Skerrett and Gary Barnett (Simmons and Simmons).

The VAT discrimination against temporary staff continues, writes Graham Elliott (City & Cambridge Consultancy Ltd).

Taxpayers should think about the consequences before agreeing to HMRC’s latest initiative to further influence taxpayer behaviour, writes Michael Avient (UHY Hacker Young).

When silence may not be golden... Graham Elliott comments on the Upper Tribunal decision in DPAS.
The new CGT rules on the sales of residential property will place enormous burdens on taxpayers, comments Jackie Hall (RSM). 
 

Favourable borrowing forecasts give chancellor some wiggle room, writes John Hawksworth (PwC).

The Autumn Statement was mercifully light on new measures to tackle avoidance and evasion, writes Jason Collins (Pinsent Masons).

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