Issue 1260

Analysis

• Tackling avoidance: the coalition’s end of term report
• Business taxation under the coalition government
• Economic focus: The economics of the election
• Briefing: Party political tax proposals

In brief

• Tax manifesto

News

• Press watch: Margaret Hodge ‘given £1.5m in shares from tax haven’
• HMRC publishes March tax figures
• Corporate tax avoidance morally wrong, say marginal constituencies
• Isle of Man 2015 Budget updates
• IFS criticises main parties’ tax proposals
• People and firms
• BEPS webcast and updated calendar
• Second VAT gap estimate for 2013/14
• Demand increases for personal tax advice
• EIS/VCT draft legislation for comment
• Eurex Deutschland now a recognised futures exchange

Cases

• European Commission v Kingdom of Sweden
• Couldwell Concrete Flooring v HMRC
• The Bunker Secure Hosting v HMRC
• TDG (UK) v HMRC
• A partnership v HMRC

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• One minute with... Mark Feldman

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