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VAT-RECOVERY
Hotel La Tour: where next for input tax recovery on share disposals?
Rupert Shiers
Laura Hodgson
Following the Supreme Court’s decision, Rupert Shiers and Laura Hodgson (Hogan Lovells) consider whether any routes remain to improve VAT recovery on share sale costs.
Tax and the City for January 2026
Zoe Andrews
Mike Lane
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.
Acting ‘as such’: the special legal regime after Northumbria Healthcare
Denis Edwards
A recent Supreme Court judgment is now the starting point for identifying when a special legal regime exists, writes Denis Edwards (Temple Tax Chambers).
The VAT review for December 2025
Katie Oliver
Gary Barnett
Katie Oliver and Gary Barnett (Simmons & Simmons) review recent
VAT developments on factoring, public bodies, input VAT evidence and
intermediaries’ recovery rights.
Avoiding mistakes and costs when deregistering from VAT
Rob Janering
If not planned properly, deregistering for VAT can lead to significant
administrative and cost burdens. Rob Janering (Crowe UK) considers how to
avoid these.
Navigating recovery of VAT on deal fees
Jonny Squires
Maximising recovery of VAT on deal fees requires careful practical structuring
around the specific facts and real substance behind the legal documentation,
writes Jonny Squires (Osborne Clarke).
Import VAT and non-owners
Andrew Clarke
Mark Simm
Mark Simm and Andrew Clarke (Deloitte) assess the impact of HMRC’s strict ‘owner only’ stance on recovery of UK import VAT.
The VAT review for February 2026
Jo Crookshank
Gary Barnett
This month’s update by Jo Crookshank and Gary Barnett (Simmons & Simmons) covers share sales, substance over form and single supplies.
HMRC v Hotel La Tour Ltd
VAT on professional fees to assist with sale of subsidiary is not deductible, Supreme Court rules
K (oao Hotelbeds UK Ltd) v HMRC
High Court finds HMRC should have exercised discretion to allow VAT recovery.
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Qualifying Asset Holding Companies: don’t let your ‘kwæk’ end up in the ‘kæk’
Nick Thornton
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Freedom (of information) is a noble thing: HMRC, tax and the limits of transparency
Hartley Foster
2 /7
Hotel La Tour: where next for input tax recovery on share disposals?
Rupert Shiers
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Laura Hodgson
3 /7
Mandatory agent registration: what we know so far
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Permanent Establishment reform: what has changed, who is affected and why does it matter?
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Iarlaith McCarthy-Hann
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The Pillar Two Side-by-Side package: how UK groups should approach compliance
Jack Gifford
6 /7
Share reorganisations: new anti-avoidance rules explained
Peter Morley
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Jamie Robson
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Qualifying Asset Holding Companies: don’t let your ‘kwæk’ end up in the ‘kæk’
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Freedom (of information) is a noble thing: HMRC, tax and the limits of transparency
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Hotel La Tour: where next for input tax recovery on share disposals?
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,
Laura Hodgson
Mandatory agent registration: what we know so far
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Permanent Establishment reform: what has changed, who is affected and why does it matter?
Rob Sharpe
,
Iarlaith McCarthy-Hann
The Pillar Two Side-by-Side package: how UK groups should approach compliance
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Share reorganisations: new anti-avoidance rules explained
Peter Morley
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Jamie Robson
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