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Ask an expert: A case study on de-enveloping
Marc Selby
If a property is to be de-enveloped, the tax implications should be considered holistically and all the relevant taxes should be addressed. Marc Selby (Laytons) explains how the transaction should be structured.
Ridgway, SDLT and s 75A: HMRC giveth and taketh away
Patrick Cannon
Patrick Cannon (Cannon Chambers) examines a recent tribunal decision on self-assessed mixed-use SDLT and the broader issue of reliance on HMRC’s published guidance.
Mainly ignored? The main purpose test for SDLT group relief
Helen Coward
Helen Coward (Charles Russell Speechlys) examines the decision in
The Tower One St George Wharf Ltd
concerning the SDLT group relief
anti-avoidance rule.
Ask an expert: SDLT, early possession and substantial performance
Simon Howley
Simon Howley (Bell Howley Perrotton) considers when a charge to SDLT
is triggered.
Consultation on the SDLT mixed property and multiple dwellings relief rules
Liam O’Doherty
Jeffrey Webber
Jeffrey Webber and Liam O’Doherty (BDO) examine the various options that are specifically aimed at preventing abuse of the existing rules.
Back to basics: SDLT multiple dwellings relief
Marvin Reynolds
Jeffrey Webber
Marvin Reynolds and Jeffrey Webber (BDO) provide a practical guide to a relief for which claims are being actively challenged by HMRC.
Back to basics: SDLT and partnerships
Anisha Polson
Paul Beausang
Paul Beausang and Anisha Polson (Eversheds Sutherland) provide a
refresher guide to what must be among the most complex of all the SDLT
rules.
Residential properties and SDLT: practical issues
Andrew Marr
Andrew Marr (Forbes Dawson) focuses on the various reasons why the initial ‘worst case scenario’ SDLT calculation may not be correct.
The SDLT holiday: end of the party?
Why the end of the SDLT holiday is not such a bad thing.
Stamp duty on shares: reform for the longer term
Covid-19 has forced HMRC to adopt electronic means of processing stamp duty on documents that transfer shares. Could HMRC be convinced to make these temporary measures permanent?
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Budget 2026: protecting the UK’s tax competitiveness
David Gordon
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The Orsted ‘tax nothing’
Andrew Page
2 /7
Budget 2026: options for taxing wealth
Dom Rothbarth
3 /7
HMRC powers and the taxpayer relationship: when is enough, enough?
Chris Sanger
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Constantine Christofi
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Craig Kirkham-Wilson
4 /7
Redrawing the line: modernising the taxation of distributions
Jill Gatehouse
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Emily Szasz
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Joe Williams
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Tom Gardner
5 /7
Reckless tax statements: a lower threshold for crime?
Adam Craggs
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Tom Jenkins
6 /7
Permanent Establishment exemption: preparing for mandatory application
Alison Lobb
,
Lisa Shipley
7 /7
Budget 2026: protecting the UK’s tax competitiveness
David Gordon
The Orsted ‘tax nothing’
Andrew Page
Budget 2026: options for taxing wealth
Dom Rothbarth
HMRC powers and the taxpayer relationship: when is enough, enough?
Chris Sanger
,
Constantine Christofi
Redrawing the line: modernising the taxation of distributions
Jill Gatehouse
,
Emily Szasz
Reckless tax statements: a lower threshold for crime?
Adam Craggs
,
Tom Jenkins
Permanent Establishment exemption: preparing for mandatory application
Alison Lobb
,
Lisa Shipley
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J Smith v HMRC
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The Nigel Blackwell Family Trust and others v HMRC
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HMRC v British Airways plc
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AI and the unwinnable case
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Hill: the Upper Tribunal on reasonable excuse
Loans to participators: s 455
Modernising the taxation of distributions
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Victoria Oil & Gas plc v HMRC
Bolt: Supreme Court refuses permission to appeal
Loans to participators: s 455
AI and the unwinnable case
Modernising the taxation of distributions