Andrew Flint takes a sideways look at the month's tax news
Melanie Hall QC, discusses the indirect effect of VAT Directives through the community law obligation of harmonious interpretation
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
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
Gavin McFarlane of Temple Chambers Cardiff, outlines Gordon Brown's approach to duty matters
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