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TAX-AVOIDANCE
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.
The VAT review for April 2025
Katie Oliver
Gary Barnett
Katie Oliver and Gary Barnett (Simmons & Simmons) review the latest
decisions on VAT recovery and an AG opinion on the application of market
value provisions in the VAT Directive.
HMRC’s whistleblower reward scheme: what we know so far
Jack Prytherch
Jack Prytherch (Osborne Clarke) explains how the new scheme will apparently take inspiration from US and Canadian whistleblower models.
Sajedi: an unwelcome Ramsay surprise
Kyle Rainsford
Kyle Rainsford (Addleshaw Goddard) explores some difficulties resulting from the tribunal’s purposive interpretation in a recent case.
RBC: from the island of literal interpretation to the continental shelf
Kyle Rainsford
Victoria Hine
RBC
reopens some old
Ramsay
uncertainties. Victoria Hine and
Kyle Rainsford (Addleshaw Goddard) attempt to chart a course through.
HC-One No 1 Ltd v HMRC
Liquidation of parent company to preserve SDLT group relief did not have tax avoidance main purpose
S Kamal v Tax Policy Associates Ltd and another
Honest opinion defeats tax-scheme libel claim
GW Martin & Co Ltd and another v HMRC
Payments to employees under tax avoidance scheme were taxable earnings despite purported repayment obligation
A Moran v HMRC
TOAA applied on rent-free property settled in an offshore trust
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EDITOR'S PICK
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
NEWS
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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
CASES
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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
IN BRIEF
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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
MOST READ
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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