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Hotel La Tour: where next for input tax recovery on share disposals?
Rupert Shiers
Laura Hodgson
Following the Supreme Court’s decision, Rupert Shiers and Laura Hodgson (Hogan Lovells) consider whether any routes remain to improve VAT recovery on share sale costs.
The VAT review for December 2025
Katie Oliver
Gary Barnett
Katie Oliver and Gary Barnett (Simmons & Simmons) review recent
VAT developments on factoring, public bodies, input VAT evidence and
intermediaries’ recovery rights.
From check-in to checkmate: Hotelbeds clarifies HMRC’s discretion to allow input tax recovery
Robert Waterson
Ed Griffiths
Rebekka Sandwell
The ruling in
Hotelbeds
underscores the public law duty on HMRC to exercise
their functions fairly, rationally and reasonably, write Robert Waterson and
Ed Griffiths (Eversheds Sutherland).
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.
The VAT review for October 2025
Jo Crookshank
Gary Barnett
Jo Crookshank and Gary Barnett (Simmons & Simmons) provide this month’s round-up of the latest VAT developments, including two CJEU rulings.
Aspire in the Community Services Ltd v HMRC
Pre-registration input tax
The VAT review for February 2026
Jo Crookshank
Gary Barnett
This month’s update by Jo Crookshank and Gary Barnett (Simmons & Simmons) covers share sales, substance over form and single supplies.
FS Commercial Ltd v HMRC
The importance of VAT invoices
Littlewoods Ltd v HMRC
VAT on promotional photography costs
Eurocent (Buckingham) Ltd v HMRC
HMRC not entitled to deny input tax.
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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
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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
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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
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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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