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Tax and the City for September 2026
Zoe Andrews
Mike Lane
Mike Lane and Zoe Andrews (Slaughter and May) review recent decisions
on treaty interpretation, deeming provisions and group litigation orders,
alongside HMRC’s latest performance figures.
Home, a loan: the Court of Appeal’s ruling in Elborne
Louis Triggs
Louis Triggs (Pump Court Tax Chambers) examines the landmark Elborne decision and its wider significance for IHT, trusts and statutory interpretation.
TOMS: a narrower road after Bolt Services
Dr Michael Taylor
Dr Michael Taylor (PwC) explains how the Court of Appeal’s Bolt Services decision narrows the scope of the Tour Operators’ Margin Scheme.
Disregarding SRT days: common sense prevails in Parker
Emily Osborne
‘A victory for common sense’. Emily Osborne (Fladgate) reviews an FTT decision on exceptional circumstances and transit days under the Statutory Residence Test.
Sintra, Hall and the reshaping of HMRC’s burden of proof
Julius Konstantin Berling
Liesl Fichardt
Emily Au
Who proves what? Liesl Fichardt, Emily Au and Julius Konstantin Berling (Quinn Emanuel) set out how penalty appeals now divide the burden between HMRC and the taxpayer – and why the line between the two is far from settled.
Referees win the re-match: what does PGMOL mean for employment status?
Georgia Hicks
Following the remitted PGMOL decision, barrister Georgia Hicks (Devereux
Chambers) explores where the employment status battleground now lies, and
why the third stage of the RMC test has become more important than ever.
Muller: notional companies and real-world transactions
Ashley Greenbank
Ashley Greenbank (Devereux Chambers) considers the Court of Appeal’s decision in Muller, which raises important questions about the application of the CTA 2009 s 1259 deeming rule to partnership and LLP restructurings involving corporate members.
Burlington: towards an international fiscal meaning of ‘main purpose’
Kyle Rainsford
Kyle Rainsford (Addleshaw Goddard) analyses the Court of Appeal’s reasoning on treaty abuse, ‘taking advantage’ and the future interpretation of principal purpose tests.
Is a loan earnings? Revisiting Rangers
Dominic Stuttaford
Katharine Wadia
The Court of Appeal reins in HMRC’s reading of Rangers, confirming that a genuine EBT loan is not taxable earnings, write Dominic Stuttaford and Katharine Wadia (Norton Rose Fulbright).
Tax and the City for May 2026
Zoe Andrews
Mike Lane
Mike Lane and Zoe Andrews (Slaughter and May) provide their unique perspective on the impact of recent rulings from the higher courts and the OECD’s latest findings on the UK’s rising tax burden on labour.
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EDITOR'S PICK
The Orsted ‘tax nothing’
Andrew Page
1 /7
Budget 2026: options for taxing wealth
Dom Rothbarth
2 /7
HMRC powers and the taxpayer relationship: when is enough, enough?
Chris Sanger
,
Constantine Christofi
,
Craig Kirkham-Wilson
3 /7
Redrawing the line: modernising the taxation of distributions
Jill Gatehouse
,
Emily Szasz
,
Joe Williams
,
Tom Gardner
4 /7
Reckless tax statements: a lower threshold for crime?
Adam Craggs
,
Tom Jenkins
5 /7
Permanent Establishment exemption: preparing for mandatory application
Alison Lobb
,
Lisa Shipley
6 /7
The 2026 loan charge settlement scheme: the beginning of the end?
David Pett
7 /7
The Orsted ‘tax nothing’
Andrew Page
Budget 2026: options for taxing wealth
Dom Rothbarth
HMRC powers and the taxpayer relationship: when is enough, enough?
Chris Sanger
,
Constantine Christofi
Redrawing the line: modernising the taxation of distributions
Jill Gatehouse
,
Emily Szasz
Reckless tax statements: a lower threshold for crime?
Adam Craggs
,
Tom Jenkins
Permanent Establishment exemption: preparing for mandatory application
Alison Lobb
,
Lisa Shipley
The 2026 loan charge settlement scheme: the beginning of the end?
David Pett
NEWS
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Conservatives pledge IHT exemption for family homes
Government accepts PAC recommendations on large business tax compliance
No breaches found under banks’ tax code
Distributions reform could hinder business transactions, CIOT warns
Bolt: Supreme Court refuses permission to appeal
CASES
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HMRC v British Airways plc
Victoria Oil & Gas plc v HMRC
S Keswick and others v HMRC
Other cases that caught our eye: 9 October 2026
Jumpman Gaming Ltd v HMRC
IN BRIEF
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AI and the unwinnable case
Corporate residence: beyond the paperwork
Hill: the Upper Tribunal on reasonable excuse
Loans to participators: s 455
Modernising the taxation of distributions
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Bolt: Supreme Court refuses permission to appeal
Re Fulmar Contracting Ltd (In Liquidation) and others v M Williams and another
HMRC name 196 deliberate tax defaulters
Victoria Oil & Gas plc v HMRC
Loans to participators: s 455