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The VAT review for April 2022
Gary Barnett
Bryn Reynolds
A consultation on a possible online sales tax and some CJEU cases are among the developments in this month’s review, by Bryn Reynolds and Gary Barnett (Simmons & Simmons).
VAT grouping disputes: the implications of HSBC
Sarah Bond
Sarah Bond (Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer) examines the Upper Tribunal decision that represents what is likely to be the first major instalment in a series of cases on the VAT grouping of offshore service companies.
Tax and the City review for March 2022
Mike Lane
Zoe Andrews
The Upper Tribunal decision in Royal Bank of Canada and the government’s response to the review of the UK funds regime are among the recent developments reviewed by Mike Lane and Zoe Andrews (Slaughter and May).
The VAT review for March 2022
Gary Barnett
Jo Crookshank
HMRC’s revised guidance on early termination payments and several advocate general opinions are among the recent VAT developments reviewed by Jo Crookshank and Gary Barnett (Simmons & Simmons).
The VAT review for June 2021
Gary Barnett
Bryn Reynolds
Recent VAT developments that matter, examined by Bryn Reynolds and
Gary Barnett (Simmons & Simmons).
Danske Bank upholds ‘reverse Skandia’: is EU VAT grouping a poisoned chalice?
Philippe Gamito
Mark Agnew
Mark Agnew and Philippe Gamito (Baker McKenzie) examine the
continuing viability of VAT groups in the light of a recent CJEU decision.
The consultation on VAT grouping
Daniel Johnson
Chris Chatting
Daniel Johnson and Chris Chatting (Deloitte) consider why this issue has
been raised now and what the future changes might be.
The VAT review for October 2020
Gary Barnett
Mark Watterson
The latest VAT developments that matter, by Mark Watterson and
Gary Barnett (Simmons & Simmons).
Holding companies, VAT groups and funds
Etienne Wong
VAT cases on investment funds are invariably interesting, and the latest one - Melford Capital - is no exception, writes Etienne Wong (Old Square Tax Chambers).
VAT groups: ‘reverse Skandia’ for intra-entity supplies?
Philippe Gamito
Mark Agnew
The Swedish Supreme Court’s recent referral of
Danske Bank
to the CJEU reopens the
Skandia
debate on how the VAT grouping rules should apply in complex cross-border scenarios across the EU, as Mark Agnew and Philippe Gamito (Baker McKenzie) explain.
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Tax Journal's 2025 Budget coverage
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,
Constantine Christofi
Medpro: better late than never
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No escape: the new IHT tax rules for pensions
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The trials and tribulations of interest withholding tax
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,
Rebecca Rose
Understanding the FIG regime
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