Chris Morgan provides a review of recent international tax developments, including the Court of Appeal decision in Marks and Spencer.
Robert Langston answers a reader's question on the international transfer of property.
MPs are set to consider whether to ‘formally call’ for Dave Hartnett to step down as HMRC’s top tax official over his handling of disputes with large companies, The Times has reported.
Three quarters of private businesses interviewed by PwC for a recent survey said the UK tax regime was unsupportive of enterprise, the firm announced.
There was little in the Cannes summit declaration to cheer proponents of a global tax on financial transactions.
Chris Bates and Judy Harrison review the impact of the decision in Samarkand, in which the First-tier Tribunal decided that a film leasing partnership which entered into a sale and leaseback was not trading. The view of the Tribunal on when expenses are deductible for tax purposes potentially affects all UK corporate taxpayers.
President Sarkozy of France is prepared to do ‘everything possible’ to get the G20 to move towards the adoption of a financial transaction tax, The Times reported ahead of this week’s G20 summit in Cannes.
‘A controversial tax deal between Goldman Sachs and HM Revenue & Customs, which saw the investment bank agree a settlement that reportedly saved it millions of pounds in interest, could face a challenge in the High Court.