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Suboptimal access: HMRC and data requests
Robert Waterson
Lucy Collins
Robert Waterson and Lucy Collins (Eversheds Sutherland) examine a recent
High Court ruling that could encourage individuals to challenge HMRC if
they feel their personal data rights are being infringed.
Ask an expert: Image rights, offshore structures and UK tax exposure
Sarah Richards
Sarah Richards (Sedulo Tax Advisory) explains why establishing a UAE image rights structure does not in itself remove UK tax exposure.
Eurocent (Buckingham) Ltd v HMRC
HMRC not entitled to deny input tax.
IR35: spotting and responding to an HMRC enquiry
Penny Simmons
Steven Porter
Steven Porter and Penny Simmons (Pinsent Masons) provide guidance for
large businesses on managing IR35 compliance risks.
Full proof: more needed from HMRC to discharge their burden of proof
Sophie Rhind
It is encouraging to see the FTT dealing robustly with situations where HMRC
fail to discharge their burden of proof, writes Sophie Rhind (Macfarlanes).
Private client review for March 2024
Edward Reed
Emma Critchley
Edward Reed and Emma Critchley (Macfarlanes) recap the key private clients announcements in the Spring Budget, and they report some interesting procedural points when challenging HMRC enquiries.
Newcastle United Football Company Ltd v HMRC
HMRC’s retention and internal sharing of copy documents obtained during criminal investigation.
Parker Hannifin (GB) Ltd v HMRC
Information notice requiring email searches was valid
but disclosure request held to be too broad.
Exclusive Promotions Ltd v HMRC
Upper Tribunal dismisses challenges to accelerated payment notices.
Other cases that caught our eye 10 November 2023
Goodwill: M Smith and another v HMRC [2023] UKFTT 912 (TC) (30 October 2023) is an interesting case on the nature of goodwill. Two individual IFAs operated via a company. The business of the company was transferred to an LLP and the capital accounts...
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The UK’s tax certainty problem
Jenny Batchelor
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Ahmed Mobasshir
1 /7
HMRC’s status in Part 26A restructuring plans: the High Court decision in Waldorf
Alan Rafferty
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Jade Du Berry
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Ollie Winters
2 /7
Ask an expert: Dividend planning under the new close company reporting regime
Nick Wright
3 /7
Loopholes and tax avoidance
Kyle Rainsford
4 /7
Spare us the cUTTer
Nick Thornton
5 /7
PGMOL: where the FTT decision may be vulnerable on appeal
Rebecca Seeley Harris
6 /7
Muller: notional companies and real-world transactions
Ashley Greenbank
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The UK’s tax certainty problem
Jenny Batchelor
,
Ahmed Mobasshir
HMRC’s status in Part 26A restructuring plans: the High Court decision in Waldorf
Alan Rafferty
,
Jade Du Berry
Ask an expert: Dividend planning under the new close company reporting regime
Nick Wright
Loopholes and tax avoidance
Kyle Rainsford
Spare us the cUTTer
Nick Thornton
PGMOL: where the FTT decision may be vulnerable on appeal
Rebecca Seeley Harris
Muller: notional companies and real-world transactions
Ashley Greenbank
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Tax Update 2026: government publishes simplification and compliance package
HMRC asked to clarify CIS treatment of development finance
HMRC Transfer Pricing and Profit Diversion Compliance Facility
ICTS consultation
UK-India Double Contributions Convention arrangements extended
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HMRC v HFFX LLP; Atkins and others v HMRC
The Trustees of the Panico Panayi Accumulation and Maintenance Settlements Nos. 1 to 4 v HMRC and Redevco Properties UK 1 Ltd v HMRC
Other cases that caught our eye: 26 June 2026
HMRC v Bolt Services UK Ltd
Barclays Bank plc v HMRC
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Foreign PE exemption becoming mandatory
Solving the LLC double taxation problem
AI in R&D advisory: seven control points
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Solving the LLC double taxation problem
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HMRC v GCH Corporation Ltd and others
HMRC consult on taxation of UK-resident members of LLCs and other ‘reverse hybrids’