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How to apply for a non-statutory clearance from HMRC
A practical guide by Lexis®+ UK Tax examining when a non-statutory clearance is the right route, how to frame the application and how far HMRC’s response can be relied upon.
Loopholes and tax avoidance
Kyle Rainsford
What happens when tax planning appears to exploit a loophole? Kyle Rainsford (Addleshaw Goddard) reviews the courts’ anti-avoidance toolkit following the HC-One SDLT ruling.
Deductions after AD Bly: a shortcut for remuneration or pension provision?
Aparna Nathan
The Court of Appeal has clarified when remuneration and pension provision will satisfy the ‘wholly and exclusively’ test – and when a tax avoidance purpose will defeat a deduction, writes Aparna Nathan KC (Devereux Chambers).
The 2025 loan charge review and Government response: the final chapter?
David Pett
All but one of the loan charge review’s ‘hard’ recommendations have been
accepted. David Pett (Temple Tax Chambers) assesses both the review and
the Government’s response – and considers the implications for affected
taxpayers and the new settlement opportunity.
Ask an expert: LLP to company - navigating incorporation relief
Claire Miles
QuestionMy client runs a business through a limited liability partnership. It was established in this form for legacy reasons many years ago. The business proved successful, and the individual founders took on investment from two companies who now...
Close encounters with close companies (part 2): common issues in practice
Ross McGregor
Hannah Manning
There is a myriad of anti-avoidance legislation which must be carefully
considered throughout the lifecycle of a close company. Hannah Manning
and Ross McGregor (Travers Smith) explain how to avoid some of the
common pitfalls.
Legislating against promoters of marketed tax avoidance scheme
Malcolm Gammie CBE KC
Malcolm Gammie CBE KC (One Essex Court) examines the draft legislation proposing Universal Stop Regulations and Promoter Action Notices, raising concerns over their breadth and lack of safeguards.
Tax and the City review for July 2025
Zoe Andrews
Mike Lane
Osmond, Eastern Power Networks
and HMRC’s guidance on their new
unilateral APA process are among the developments in this month’s review
by Mike Lane and Zoe Andrews (Slaughter and May).
Tax and the City review for May 2025
Zoe Andrews
Mike Lane
The application of
Ramsay
in a recent case and HMRC’s revised guidance
on salaried members are among the topics covered in this month’s review
by Mike Lane and Zoe Andrews (Slaughter and May).
Closing in on promoters of marketed tax avoidance scheme
Malcolm Gammie CBE KC
Malcolm Gammie CBE KC (One Essex Court) examines recent Government
proposals which, he says, leave little doubt that tax avoidance, like tax evasion,
is to be regarded as a criminal activity.
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EDITOR'S PICK
The UK’s tax certainty problem
Jenny Batchelor
,
Ahmed Mobasshir
1 /7
HMRC’s status in Part 26A restructuring plans: the High Court decision in Waldorf
Alan Rafferty
,
Jade Du Berry
,
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
7 /7
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
NEWS
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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
CASES
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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
IN BRIEF
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Foreign PE exemption becoming mandatory
Solving the LLC double taxation problem
AI in R&D advisory: seven control points
Information notices
Management rollovers and share-for-share exchange relief
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Solving the LLC double taxation problem
Consultation tracker
Foreign PE exemption becoming mandatory
HMRC v GCH Corporation Ltd and others
HMRC consult on taxation of UK-resident members of LLCs and other ‘reverse hybrids’