Mary Hyland reports on TaxAid's 'Tax Planning: Risks and Opportunities' conference, held at the Royal Institute of British Architects on 21 November 2003
Charles Beer, Tax Partner in KPMG's Real Estate Advisory Services, outlines how the Pre-Budget Report will affect the property industry
Andrew Levene of Thompson Taraz reviews the Tolley's Practical Stamp Duty Land Tax conference which took place in Central London on 3 November 2003
Archie Brown of KPMG considers the business processes required for compliance with the new regime
James Bullock, Head of Tax Litigation at KLegal, looks at the circumstances in which the tax authorities can raid a business — or the homes of its officers — and what they should do in their defence
Nigel Eastaway, Senior Tax Consultant at WJB Chiltern plc, gives us his personal opinion on where we are now
Kevin Griffin and Georgina West of Ernst & Young Stamp Taxes team take a first look at the draft legislation to bring partnerships into the SDLT fold
Philip Martin, Marks & Spencer plc, puts the Condocs into the retail perspective
William Moyes, Director General, BRC, provides us with an overview of the British Retail Consortium and how it progresses tax issues
Patrick Cannon, Barrister, updates our special issue on SDLT published last week (Issue 715) with news of the two new SDLT regulations issued on 30 October 2003