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COMPLIANCE
Demystifying the Substantial Shareholdings Exemption
Jennifer Plummer
Jennifer Plummer (BDO) considers the requirements for this valuable relief
and outlines some of the complexities involved where corporate structures are
not straightforward.
Contentious tax in 2025
Adam Craggs
Liam McKay
Adam Craggs & Liam McKay (RPC) report a year marked by tighter
procedural frameworks, clarifying case law and an intensified HMRC focus on
both avoidance and criminal activity.
Budget 2025: Expect a more proactive HMRC and a tougher compliance environment
Adam Craggs
The mood music surrounding Budget 2025 was notably downbeat over the past few weeks, with many practitioners expressing pessimism about the scope and direction of the expected changes. Given the strained state of the public finances and the...
Lifecycle of a transaction: tax disputes on intra-group debt
Lauren Redhead
Ravi Ahlawat
Lauren Redhead and Ravi Ahlawat (DLA Piper) consider what to do when
HMRC enquire into deal funding, and provide a practical playbook from first
request to resolution.
Management expenses: HMRC’s new nudge campaign
Constantine Christofi
Anna Lucey
HMRC’s nudge campaign signals a broader challenge to deductibility under
CTA 2009 s 1219, write Anna Lucey and Constantine Christofi (EY).
How AI could change the interpretation of public CbCR data
William H. Morris
As public CbCR regimes expand, AI tools could be used to reveal patterns in
global tax data, writes Will Morris (PwC).
Fraud: the next ‘failure to prevent’ frontier
Nicholas Gardner
Ruby Hamid
The new fraud offence is a notable expansion of the failure to prevent (FTP)
model creating corporate criminal liability. Ruby Hamid and Nicholas
Gardner (Ashurst) examine actions for companies, and compare the rules
with the existing FTP offences for bribery and tax evasion.
GfC 13 and the filing position: nothing to see here?
Angela Savin
Andrew James
Angela Savin and Andrew James (KPMG Law) explain how HMRC are aiming to reduce the ‘legal interpretation’ tax gap by urging taxpayers to disclose ‘novel or uncertain positions’.
The curious case of Uncertain Tax Treatments
Jack Prytherch
Yousuf Chughtai
HMRC’s newly published materials raise important questions about
how taxpayers are engaging with the UTT regime in practice, writes
Yousuf Chughtai and Jack Prytherch (Osborne Clarke).
The ICTS: a new chapter in transfer pricing compliance
Amy Clarke
Andrew Stewart
The International Controlled Transaction Schedule is expected to be
introduced in the UK in the foreseeable future. Andrew Stewart and
Amy Clarke (BDO) explain how to prepare.
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EDITOR'S PICK
Qualifying Asset Holding Companies: don’t let your ‘kwæk’ end up in the ‘kæk’
Nick Thornton
1 /7
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
Jane Mellor
4 /7
Permanent Establishment reform: what has changed, who is affected and why does it matter?
Rob Sharpe
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Iarlaith McCarthy-Hann
5 /7
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
,
Jamie Robson
7 /7
Qualifying Asset Holding Companies: don’t let your ‘kwæk’ end up in the ‘kæk’
Nick Thornton
Freedom (of information) is a noble thing: HMRC, tax and the limits of transparency
Hartley Foster
Hotel La Tour: where next for input tax recovery on share disposals?
Rupert Shiers
,
Laura Hodgson
Mandatory agent registration: what we know so far
Jane Mellor
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
Jack Gifford
Share reorganisations: new anti-avoidance rules explained
Peter Morley
,
Jamie Robson
NEWS
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Finance Bill 2026: Government tables extensive Report Stage amendments
Spring Forecast leaves tax policy unchanged
Increase in ATED chargeable amounts
LBTT exemption for CoACS transactions
Business growth restricted to avoid £90k VAT threshold
CASES
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UK Care No. 1 Ltd v HMRC
Aspire in the Community Services Ltd v HMRC
A Outram and another v HMRC
Other cases that caught our eye: 6 March 2026
Lycamobile UK Ltd v HMRC
IN BRIEF
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To have and to hold (over)
HMRC’s guidance on the 40% first year allowance
No partnership, no relief
Crypto things
Tax efficient trust planning with surplus income
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Consultation tracker
To tax or not? Gourley revisited
HMRC manual changes: 27 February 2026
Finance Bill 2026: Government tables extensive Report Stage amendments
Lycamobile UK Ltd v HMRC