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Direct and immediate links: the Supreme Court draws the line
Dr Michael Taylor
Dr Michael Taylor (PwC) reviews the Supreme Court’s judgment in
Hotel La Tour
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Contentious tax in 2025
Adam Craggs
Liam McKay
Adam Craggs & Liam McKay (RPC) report a year marked by tighter
procedural frameworks, clarifying case law and an intensified HMRC focus on
both avoidance and criminal activity.
Budget 2025: Curtailing TOMS
Etienne Wong
And the Chancellor said: ‘And I will improve competition in our taxi industry by ending ride-hailing companies’ use of a discount scheme intended for coach tours…’ In 35 years of practice, I have never heard the VAT Tour...
The VAT review for November 2025
Jo Crookshank
Gary Barnett
Jo Crookshank and Gary Barnett (Simmons & Simmons) review the latest
VAT decisions, including the Supreme Court ruling in Prudential and the
Court of Appeal decision in Hippodrome.
SDLT and residential properties: mix up with a fix up
Max Schofield
The case of
Mudan
has likely closed the door on claims that unsound
properties qualify for non-residential rates of SDLT, writes Max Schofield
(Devereux Chambers).
Medpro: better late than never
Stacey Cranmore
Medpro
frees the tribunal from Martland’s fetters, writes Stacey Cranmore
(Pump Court Tax Chambers).
Scatola: 20 years to raise s 75A discovery assessments
Sinisa Butina
Angela Savin
Angela Savin and Sinisa Butina (KPMG) examine the basis of the Upper
Tribunal’s reasoning in
Scatola
and the broader ramifications for taxpayers
seeking certainty and finality to their SDLT affairs.
Business investment relief: where angels fear to tread?
Dominic Lawrance
Jonathan Rothwell
Jonathan Rothwell and Dominic Lawrance (Charles Russell Speechlys)
consider an Upper Tribunal decision that highlights significant issues in the
application and potential pitfalls of business investment relief.
BGC Services: lacking determination
Matthew Greene
Guy Bud
Matthew Greene and Guy Bud (Stewarts) examine a recent tribunal decision
which stresses the need for accountability and transparency from HMRC
when issuing determinations.
Tax and the City review for July 2025
Zoe Andrews
Mike Lane
Osmond, Eastern Power Networks
and HMRC’s guidance on their new
unilateral APA process are among the developments in this month’s review
by Mike Lane and Zoe Andrews (Slaughter and May).
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EDITOR'S PICK
Qualifying Asset Holding Companies: don’t let your ‘kwæk’ end up in the ‘kæk’
Nick Thornton
1 /7
Freedom (of information) is a noble thing: HMRC, tax and the limits of transparency
Hartley Foster
2 /7
Hotel La Tour: where next for input tax recovery on share disposals?
Rupert Shiers
,
Laura Hodgson
3 /7
Mandatory agent registration: what we know so far
Jane Mellor
4 /7
Permanent Establishment reform: what has changed, who is affected and why does it matter?
Rob Sharpe
,
Iarlaith McCarthy-Hann
5 /7
The Pillar Two Side-by-Side package: how UK groups should approach compliance
Jack Gifford
6 /7
Share reorganisations: new anti-avoidance rules explained
Peter Morley
,
Jamie Robson
7 /7
Qualifying Asset Holding Companies: don’t let your ‘kwæk’ end up in the ‘kæk’
Nick Thornton
Freedom (of information) is a noble thing: HMRC, tax and the limits of transparency
Hartley Foster
Hotel La Tour: where next for input tax recovery on share disposals?
Rupert Shiers
,
Laura Hodgson
Mandatory agent registration: what we know so far
Jane Mellor
Permanent Establishment reform: what has changed, who is affected and why does it matter?
Rob Sharpe
,
Iarlaith McCarthy-Hann
The Pillar Two Side-by-Side package: how UK groups should approach compliance
Jack Gifford
Share reorganisations: new anti-avoidance rules explained
Peter Morley
,
Jamie Robson
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Staggered roll-out for mandatory tax adviser registration
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NIC regs mirror tax changes
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HMRC v Colchester Institute Corporation
HMRC v Boehringer Ingelheim Ltd
R (oao Rokos) v HMRC
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HMRC v C Brzezicki
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Exceptional circumstances – but which way?
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Provisions
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Transactions in Securities counteraction notices
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J Hosking v HMRC
Exceptional circumstances – but which way?
Countrywide Partners Ltd v HMRC
Muller UK and Ireland Group LLP and others v HMRC
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