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IN BRIEF

Views on recent developments in tax.

The proposed advisory panel presents practical and constitutional problems, believes Morgan James

There is now potential to make retrospective VAT bad debt relief claims covering a substantial period of time, writes Peter White

The First-tier Tribunal has no power to undertake what is effectively a judicial review - as the ruling in Hok has shown, says Mike Gibson

Paul Aplin believes the required filing of an RTI return on or before making a payment to employees would create a significant administrative burden for employers.

HMRC new code of governance for resolving tax disputes means that significantly more cases will be escalated for scrutiny before an out-of-court settlement is agreed, writes Geoff Lloyd

The number of HMRC raids is on the increase but the department has not always observed the relevant statutory requirements regarding search warrants, Jonathan Fisher QC writes

James Wilson believes that the Court of Appeal decision in FCE Bank represents a nail in the coffin of HMRC's argument that the ‘link company’ consortium relief rules do not conflict with the UK's double tax treaties

Julie Park considers VAT rate shopping in the context of the recent media coverage on avoidance

Peter Vaines says HMRC has brought ‘much needed balance’ to the debate on the taxation of multinationals

Timothy Brennan QC gives his view on the ‘astonishing’ tribunal decision in McLaren which allowed a tax deduction for a fine for industrial espionage

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