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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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Anna Lucey
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Constantine Christofi
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Medpro: better late than never
Stacey Cranmore
3 /7
No escape: the new IHT tax rules for pensions
Harriet Betteridge
4 /7
What time is it? A review of the Supreme Court’s decision in Prudential
David Jamieson
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The trials and tribulations of interest withholding tax
Bezhan Salehy
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Rebecca Rose
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Elvira Colomer Fatjo
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Understanding the FIG regime
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Tax Journal's 2025 Budget coverage
Management expenses: HMRC’s new nudge campaign
Anna Lucey
,
Constantine Christofi
Medpro: better late than never
Stacey Cranmore
No escape: the new IHT tax rules for pensions
Harriet Betteridge
What time is it? A review of the Supreme Court’s decision in Prudential
David Jamieson
The trials and tribulations of interest withholding tax
Bezhan Salehy
,
Rebecca Rose
Understanding the FIG regime
Jo Bateson
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HMRC manual changes: 30 January 2026
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M Holden v HMRC and HMRC v The Boston Consulting Group UK LLP and others
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