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CAPITAL-ALLOWANCES
SSE Generation: when is a tunnel a tunnel?
Will Scott
It all depends on the context... Will Scott (Norton Rose Fulbright) assesses the impact of a Supreme Court decision on the availability of capital allowances for increasingly novel technologies.
The first year allowance (or full expensing)
Andrew Green
Lawrence Wild
Andrew Green and Lawrence Wild (FTI Consulting) discuss the latest
temporary investment incentives.
Capital allowances, buildings and a drafting error: uncertainty remains for Urenco
Paul Farey
Paul Farey (AECOM) considers the impact of a Court of Appeal decision in the long-running
Urenco
capital allowances case.
The super-deduction and SR allowance: claims on construction projects
Paul Farey
Paul Farey (AECOM) explains why care should be exercised in respect to the relevant contract date and how indirect costs and the timing of expenditure are important in any claim.
Capital allowances reform: assessing the options to encourage greater private sector investment
Suzanne Alcock
Suzanne Alcock (FTI Consulting) assesses the various options intended to redress the current low levels of capital investment.
Self’s assessment: a springboard for investment?
Heather Self
In our continuing series, Heather Self examines the tax issues that make the headlines in the national press. This week, she examines Chancellor Sunak’s plan to encourage greater capital investment.
Capital allowances: what is plant?
Paul Farey
Paul Farey (AECOM) examines two recent decisions that raise some unique considerations and add to the discussion as to what can qualify for plant and machinery allowances.
Urenco: plant and machinery allowances
Will Scott
Susie Brain
Will Scott and Susie Brain (Norton Rose Fulbright) examine an Upper Tribunal decision on the availability of capital allowances in the context of increasingly complex, technical assets used in the power generation industry.
Capital allowances and contract clauses: a case study guide
Paul Farey
Paul Farey (AECOM) looks at the problems that can arise when the issue of capital allowances is not properly dealt with in property contracts.
Capital allowances: s 198 elections
Sean Alexander
Steve Watts
Steve Watts and Sean Alexander (BDO) provide a practical guide to a
common practice for most commercial property transactions.
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EDITOR'S PICK
The new Securities Transfer Tax: business as usual?
Georgina West
1 /7
Responding to Sch 36 notices: a practical guide
Stephanie Mullins
,
Richard Jeens
2 /7
Rights, influence and LLP member status after BlueCrest
Constantine Christofi
,
Craig Kirkham-Wilson
,
Lauren Trask
3 /7
Let the light in: LLCs and other reverse hybrids
Matthew Rowbotham
4 /7
HFFX: the widening reach of miscellaneous income
Elena Rowlands
,
Tom Margesson
,
Ian Zeider
5 /7
Estoppel and abuse of process in VAT
Claire Logan
6 /7
The UK’s tax certainty problem
Jenny Batchelor
,
Ahmed Mobasshir
7 /7
The new Securities Transfer Tax: business as usual?
Georgina West
Responding to Sch 36 notices: a practical guide
Stephanie Mullins
,
Richard Jeens
Rights, influence and LLP member status after BlueCrest
Constantine Christofi
,
Craig Kirkham-Wilson
Let the light in: LLCs and other reverse hybrids
Matthew Rowbotham
HFFX: the widening reach of miscellaneous income
Elena Rowlands
,
Tom Margesson
Estoppel and abuse of process in VAT
Claire Logan
The UK’s tax certainty problem
Jenny Batchelor
,
Ahmed Mobasshir
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ATT cautions against ITSA ‘timely payment’ reforms
CASES
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Ten cases shaping tax practice in 2026
New cases this week: 31 July 2026
M Elborne and others v HMRC
E Kwai v HMRC
P Reed v HMRC
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Funding the business
HMRC’s annual report for 2025/26
The new duty to correct tax return errors
The VAT treatment of prize draws
Directors’ liability: tax schemes
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Requirements for forthcoming pensions IHT changes
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