Jonathan Ivinson, Partner and Head of Tax, Hogan & Hartson, outlines the international aspects of the Budget
Patrick Cannon, Barrister at 24 Old Buildings examines the Budget proposals for SDLT and wonders whether there is already a tax scheme disclosure system operating for SDLT
Stephen Camm, tax investigations partner at PricewaterhouseCoopers, looks at the news of significant new financial support for the tax authorities' compliance efforts and reflects on the possible implications
Angela Lazda, UK Head of Tax for Horwath Clark Whitehill and Deepak Malhotra, tax adviser to the firm's owner-managed business (OMB) clients, comment upon the impact of the Budget on OMBs
Steve Wilson, Indirect Tax Knowledge Manager in Ernst & Young, examines the VAT changes announced in the Budget
Stephen Edge, Slaughter and May, discusses the new proposals which he sees as an attempt to break a vicious circle
John Hayward, pension consultant, returns to the Venables case and calls for action regarding the Revenue's reluctance to reopen settled cases
Graham Goodbody, Director, Corporate Tax, Alan Thomson, Senior Tax Manager and Steven Levine, Tax Manager, explain how owners of businesses can release funds
Philip Fisher, Employee Benefits Partner, outlines how the effective use of employee share schemes can be the best way to keep and reward highly valued members of staff