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So much ‘noise’: HMRC’s evolving approach to corporate compliance
Karmjit Mader
Vicky Topps
HMRC’s increasing focus on upstream compliance and a more data-led, riskbased
approach marks a clear shift away from the traditional enquiry cycle,
as Vicky Topps and Karmjit Mader (KPMG) explain.
Tax and the City for March 2026
Mike Lane
Zoe Andrews
Mike Lane and Zoe Andrews (Slaughter and May) review recent developments including
Sintra Global
, tax adviser registration and HMRC’s large business compliance approach.
Tax and the City for January 2026
Mike Lane
Zoe Andrews
Mike Lane and Zoe Andrews (Slaughter and May) review
Hotel La Tour
, recent developments affecting the taxation of global mobility and HMRC’s new compliance guidelines on imported hybrid mismatches.
Private client review for September 2025
Dominic Lawrance
Mandatory registration of tax advisers, new guidance on tax compliance and
FTT decisions on ‘the meaning of life’ and the taxation of pension payments
are reviewed by Dominic Lawrance (Charles Russell Speechlys).
20 years of HMRC
Heather Self
Political pressure has resulted in HMRC adopting a slow and cautious decision-making process that remains to this day, writes Heather Self (Blick Rothenberg).
Barclays’ tech outage: penalties, interest and HMRC’s constitutional boundaries
Catherine Hill
Jessica Kemp
The January Barclays tech outage shines a light on the sometimes uncompromising
interest and penalty regimes facing taxpayers which, in this context, demand
flexibility, write Jessica Kemp and Catherine Hill (White & Case).
AI in tax administration: current applications and future trends
David Hadwick
Recent scandals highlight the tension between AI and the fundamental rights
of taxpayers, writes David Hadwick (University of Antwerp).
HMRC’s evolving approach to tax compliance for the largest businesses
Nicole Newbury
HMRC’s large business director, Nicole Newbury, outlines the department’s approach, including priority areas of focus and how it is evolving to reflect wider changes in the economy and customers’ circumstances.
International review for May 2019
Tim Sarson
Tm Sarson (KPMG) reviews the latest developments that matter.
Q&A: The condoc on improving large business tax compliance
Tim Law
Tim Law (Engaged Consulting) takes a look at the consultation document on improving large business tax compliance, and the three proposed measures contained therein.
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EDITOR'S PICK
Ask an expert: Dividend planning under the new close company reporting regime
Nick Wright
1 /7
Spare us the cUTTer
Nick Thornton
2 /7
PGMOL: where the FTT decision may be vulnerable on appeal
Rebecca Seeley Harris
3 /7
Muller: notional companies and real-world transactions
Ashley Greenbank
4 /7
Burlington: towards an international fiscal meaning of ‘main purpose’
Kyle Rainsford
5 /7
Is a loan earnings? Revisiting Rangers
Dominic Stuttaford
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Katharine Wadia
6 /7
Qualifying Asset Holding Companies: don’t let your ‘kwæk’ end up in the ‘kæk’
Nick Thornton
7 /7
Ask an expert: Dividend planning under the new close company reporting regime
Nick Wright
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
Burlington: towards an international fiscal meaning of ‘main purpose’
Kyle Rainsford
Is a loan earnings? Revisiting Rangers
Dominic Stuttaford
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Katharine Wadia
Qualifying Asset Holding Companies: don’t let your ‘kwæk’ end up in the ‘kæk’
Nick Thornton
NEWS
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New HMRC manual on Mandatory Registration of Tax Advisers
New Advance Tax Certainty Manual
HMRC relax ERS reporting for short-term business visitors
HMRC update SP 1/2001
VAT Notice 742A clarification
CASES
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Bagshaw Ltd v Revenue Scotland
HMRC v Healthspan Ltd
Other cases that caught our eye: 5 June 2026
Queenscourt Ltd v HMRC
Re Waldorf Production UK plc
IN BRIEF
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Krason: careless conduct
IHT replacement property relief restrictions
HMRC clarify CIS financing positions
TP adjustments and VAT: lessons from Stellantis Portugal
Updating the obsolete
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TP adjustments and VAT: lessons from Stellantis Portugal
HMRC clarify CIS financing positions
Consultation tracker
HMRC’s status in Part 26A restructuring plans: the High Court decision in Waldorf
Ask an expert: Dividend planning under the new close company reporting regime