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Practical aspects of HMRC’s retrospective change on VAT and contract terminations
Clara Boyd
On 2 September 2020, HMRC published Revenue & Customs Brief 12/2020 setting out a change in the VAT treatment of payments made in respect of contract terminations and contractual disputes. HMRC’s new general rule is that most such payments will be...
Do HMRC’s allegations of fraud against GE signal a new era in tax investigations?
Helen Buchanan
John Tolman
Helen Buchanan and John Tolman (Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer) examine
what is effectively the pilot episode for an upcoming courtroom drama.
VAT on damages and contract terminations
Dan Place
Eloise Walker
As issues relating to the VAT treatment of damages and termination sums
proliferate in the uncertainty caused by COVID-19, Eloise Walker and Dan
Place (Pinsent Masons) bring us ‘back to basics’.
Protected settlements: tainted love
Catrin Harrison
Sophie Dworetzsky
Sophie Dworetzsky and Catrin Harrison (
Charles Russell Speechlys)
consider what is meant by ‘settlor’ in the context of the protected settlement and tainting rules.
Draft Finance Bill 2019/20 changes to IHT and settlements
Nicholas Harries
Nicholas Harries (Macfarlanes) examines draft Finance Bill provisions designed to counter the effect of the Court of Appeal's judgment in
Dreelan
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The Orsted ‘tax nothing’
Andrew Page
1 /7
Budget 2026: options for taxing wealth
Dom Rothbarth
2 /7
HMRC powers and the taxpayer relationship: when is enough, enough?
Chris Sanger
,
Constantine Christofi
,
Craig Kirkham-Wilson
3 /7
Redrawing the line: modernising the taxation of distributions
Jill Gatehouse
,
Emily Szasz
,
Joe Williams
,
Tom Gardner
4 /7
Reckless tax statements: a lower threshold for crime?
Adam Craggs
,
Tom Jenkins
5 /7
Permanent Establishment exemption: preparing for mandatory application
Alison Lobb
,
Lisa Shipley
6 /7
The 2026 loan charge settlement scheme: the beginning of the end?
David Pett
7 /7
The Orsted ‘tax nothing’
Andrew Page
Budget 2026: options for taxing wealth
Dom Rothbarth
HMRC powers and the taxpayer relationship: when is enough, enough?
Chris Sanger
,
Constantine Christofi
Redrawing the line: modernising the taxation of distributions
Jill Gatehouse
,
Emily Szasz
Reckless tax statements: a lower threshold for crime?
Adam Craggs
,
Tom Jenkins
Permanent Establishment exemption: preparing for mandatory application
Alison Lobb
,
Lisa Shipley
The 2026 loan charge settlement scheme: the beginning of the end?
David Pett
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Conservatives pledge IHT exemption for family homes
Government accepts PAC recommendations on large business tax compliance
No breaches found under banks’ tax code
Distributions reform could hinder business transactions, CIOT warns
Bolt: Supreme Court refuses permission to appeal
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HMRC v British Airways plc
Victoria Oil & Gas plc v HMRC
S Keswick and others v HMRC
Other cases that caught our eye: 9 October 2026
Jumpman Gaming Ltd v HMRC
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AI and the unwinnable case
Corporate residence: beyond the paperwork
Hill: the Upper Tribunal on reasonable excuse
Loans to participators: s 455
Modernising the taxation of distributions
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Bolt: Supreme Court refuses permission to appeal
Re Fulmar Contracting Ltd (In Liquidation) and others v M Williams and another
HMRC name 196 deliberate tax defaulters
Victoria Oil & Gas plc v HMRC
Loans to participators: s 455