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Trouble in store for the Sehgals
John Shallcross
John Shallcross (Blake Morgan) examines the counter-intuitive result in a mixed property SDLT decision.
Deciphering the leaseholder: beating HMRC’s odd habit
Chris Nyland
HMRC has extended its losing streak against law firms that take leases through a subsidiary company. Chris Nyland (Scammell & Nyland) explores why HMRC keeps attacking the same structure, and how better to ensure that it doesn’t win.
The super-deduction and SR allowance: claims on construction projects
Paul Farey
Paul Farey (AECOM) explains why care should be exercised in respect to the relevant contract date and how indirect costs and the timing of expenditure are important in any claim.
The VAT review for February 2022
Gary Barnett
Mark Watterson
This month’s review by Mark Watterson and Gary Barnett (Simmons & Simmons) covers developments affecting the VAT land exemption, lease break fees and the recoverability of input tax when the VAT was never paid.
Balhousie: VAT on sale and leaseback arrangements
Will Scott
Julia Lloyd
Julia Lloyd and Will Scott (Norton Rose Fulbright) examine the Supreme Court's decision and its wider implications.
The VAT review for May 2021
Gary Barnett
Jo Crookshank
The latest VAT developments that matter, by Jo Crookshank and
Gary Barnett (Simmons & Simmons).
The VAT review for October 2020
Gary Barnett
Mark Watterson
The latest VAT developments that matter, by Mark Watterson and
Gary Barnett (Simmons & Simmons).
Tax for IFRS 16 lessees
David Porter
Lessees accounting under IFRS/FRS 101 are likely to have transitional adjustments in 2019 and special tax spreading provisions will need to be considered, as David Porter (BDO) explains.
A tax on a tax: charging SDLT on VAT
Edward Milliner
William Watson
Edward Milliner and William Watson (Slaughter and May) argue that the interaction between these two taxes is not as straightforward as the Stamp Office might like us to think.
Lloyds Bank Leasing: the ‘main objects’ test
Heather Self
Heather Self (Pinsent Masons) reviews
Lloyds Bank Leasing (No. 1) Ltd v HMRC
, which examines whether the obtaining of capital allowances was one of the main objects of a transaction.
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The UK’s tax certainty problem
Jenny Batchelor
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Ahmed Mobasshir
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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
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Ask an expert: Dividend planning under the new close company reporting regime
Nick Wright
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Loopholes and tax avoidance
Kyle Rainsford
4 /7
Spare us the cUTTer
Nick Thornton
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PGMOL: where the FTT decision may be vulnerable on appeal
Rebecca Seeley Harris
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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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HMRC update Transformation Roadmap for digital-first tax system
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill: Lords stages
Horizon family payments to be exempt from tax
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Customs guidance round-up
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HMRC v BlueCrest Capital Management (UK) LLP
Compound Photonics Group Ltd v HMRC
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Swiss Centre Ltd v HMRC
L Henry v HMRC
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Directors’ liability: tax schemes
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Tax Update 2026: Plans to reform the income tax payment regime: a significant acceleration of ITSA tax liabilities
Tax Update 2026: Modernising the distributions framework: familiar routes for extracting value or reorganising companies may change
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