Richard Clarke of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP Tax Investigation network summarises the changes to the legislation affecting enquiry work and discusses how HMRC's altered its approach to enquiries
Mike Dalton and Tony Hennessy, both Tax Directors at Grant Thornton UK LLP, explain recent changes to the SDLT group relief clawback rules
James Hill, Partner, and Karla Yates, Associate, in the Tax Department of Mayer Brown International LLP provide an overview of the direct tax issues arising on business acquisitions
Mark Middleditch, Partner, and Charles Yorke, Senior Associate, in Allen & Overy LLP's tax department, continue our series on financing in the current climate and look at asset finance
Patrick Cannon considers what effect the recent alterations in HMRC's Capital Gains Tax Manual might have on SDLT reporting and payment in relation to goodwill
Chris Reece, brings us more VAT Tribunal summaries. This week he covers 20879 – 20889. These are up-to-date to 15 December 2008
Ian Sandles, of Nomura, looks ahead to the key tax issues facing the banking sector in 2009
Martin Wilson, of the Capital Allowances Partnership LLP, comments on HMRC's latest pronouncements on capital allowances including guidance on the integral features regime introduced by FA 2008
Continuing our series of articles on EC tax law, Dr Tom O'Shea, Lecturer in Tax Law, Centre for Commercial Studies, Queen Mary, University of London, explores discrimination