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
KPE Lasok QC and Ian Hutton, Monckton Chambers, describe the current state of play with regards to VAT and E-commerce
Steve Wilson, Indirect Tax Knowledge Manager in Ernst & Young, examines the VAT changes announced in the Budget
Charles Beer, Partner, KPMG, reports on changes relevant to property in the Budget
Stephen Edge, Slaughter and May, discusses the new proposals which he sees as an attempt to break a vicious circle
Charles Yates, head of the VAT fraud strategy team, explains how the successful approach used by Customs in the tobacco smuggling strategy has been adopted as a model for tackling VAT losses
Chris Tailby, Director of Tax Practice, Customs & Excise, brings us ten VAT compliance tips for small businesses
Peter Jenkins, Head of Indirect Tax, Ernst & Young, considers the scope and potential of a mandatory exemption, which has not yet been implemented in the UK
Mark McKaig, Senior Partner, MRM International Tax Services, reports on the PricewaterhouseCoopers' EU Accession Conference which was held on 22–23 January 2004 in Cyprus
Patrick Walker, head of indirect tax solutions practice at PricewaterhouseCoopers, responds to an earlier article in The Tax Journal that set out Customs perspective on VAT in the boardroom