Views from David Gauke MP (the government's digital agenda); Graham Aaronson QC (the GAAR); Paul Johnson (tax policy); Alexi Mostrous (The Times' coverage on tax); Paul Aplin (HMRC customer service); John Whiting (the work of the OTS); Sara Luder (multinational tax planning); and Andrew Gotch (business record checks).
Chris Morgan on Starbucks' recent announcement on tax
Jason Collins on potential changes to the procurement process
James Meakin considers the next steps on VAT, TOGCs and property acquisition following HMRC's recent guidance
Philip Paur explains why employers face a challenge bringing expatriates into PAYE real time information
Francesca Lagerberg sets out her ‘wish list’ for the Autumn Statement with a plea for no surprises;
Jonathan Fisher QC considers the lessons for HMRC from the Sundico A/S litigation in which the department pursued a conspiracy action in the civil courts as an alternative to bringing criminal proceedings.
Andrew Loan comments on the hearing in Prudential on legal advice privilege and warns chartered accountants not to get their hopes up
Siobhan Mossop considers the taxpayer’s victory in the DV3 case concerning sub-sale SDLT arrangements
James Politi offers a view from Washington on tax and politics