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The VAT review for June 2026
Katie Oliver
Gary Barnett
This month’s review by Katie Oliver and Gary Barnett (Simmons &
Simmons) covers VAT and transfer pricing after Stellantis Portugal, input tax
repayment disputes and a reminder that overcharged VAT cannot normally be
reclaimed directly from HMRC by the customer.
Loopholes and tax avoidance
Kyle Rainsford
What happens when tax planning appears to exploit a loophole? Kyle Rainsford (Addleshaw Goddard) reviews the courts’ anti-avoidance toolkit following the HC-One SDLT ruling.
Employment status in regulated sectors: key takeaways from PGMOL
Amelia Roffey
Henry Bennett-Gough
Stage three of the RMC test is where the real action now lies, writes Henry Bennett-Gough (Simmons & Simmons).
PGMOL: where the FTT decision may be vulnerable on appeal
Rebecca Seeley Harris
Rebecca Seeley Harris (Re Legal Consulting) examines the potential grounds on which HMRC could appeal the judgment.
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
Katharine Wadia
Dominic Stuttaford
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).
How to be a good host (employer): it’s all in the detail
Victoria Hine
Steven Porter
Leah Fisher
Recent judgments provide clear warnings that the tribunals will look beyond the contractual labels in offshore arrangements to the underlying reality of who benefits from and controls the workforce, write Leah Fisher, Steven Porter and Victoria Hine (Addleshaw Goddard).
Lycamobile UK: guaranteed availability, guaranteed VAT
Julius Berling
Liesl Fichardt
Liesl Fichardt and Julius Berling (Quinn Emanuel) assess the Upper Tribunal ruling in Lycamobile and its implications beyond telecoms.
Strike-out!
Glyn Edwards
Glyn Edwards (MHA) examines an apparent increase in HMRC strike-out applications and why many are failing to clear the tribunal’s high threshold.
AI in tax disputes: risks and routes of challenge
Liesl Fichardt
Emily Au
Liesl Fichardt and Emily Au (Quinn Emanuel) consider the use of AI in
tax disputes and the implications for transparency, fairness and taxpayer
challenges.
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The new Securities Transfer Tax: business as usual?
Georgina West
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Responding to Sch 36 notices: a practical guide
Stephanie Mullins
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Richard Jeens
2 /7
Rights, influence and LLP member status after BlueCrest
Constantine Christofi
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Craig Kirkham-Wilson
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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
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Tom Margesson
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Ian Zeider
5 /7
Estoppel and abuse of process in VAT
Claire Logan
6 /7
The UK’s tax certainty problem
Jenny Batchelor
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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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