Andrew Goldstone and Jonathan S. Betesh (Mishcon de Reya) review recent tax developments affecting private clients.

The Upper Tribunal has found that digital newspapers could be zero rated. Karen Killington (KPMG) examines the tribunal’s reasoning and discusses its implications.

The challenges are yet to come, writes Richard Asquith (Avalara).

Despite its critics, the COP 9 process appears to be here to stay. Sarah Stenton and Lisa Vanderheide (Stewarts) provide practical insights for advisers.

Sophie Donnithorne-Tait and Serena Lee (Akin Gump) examine the rules using examples to illustrate outcomes pre and post January 2019.

The government has accepted many of the recommendations of Sir Amyas Morse’s independent report on the loan charge. David Pett (Temple Tax Chambers) examines the detail.

Rhys Thomas (WTT Consulting) welcomes restrictions to the loan charge, but argues that they don't go far enough and says a number of questions remain unaddressed.

In view of the forthcoming off-payroll working rules and the recent spate of IR35 cases, Stephen Pevsner (Proskauer Rose) examines what the case law tells us about the employment/self-employment test.