HMRC POWERS

Hartley Foster (Addington Chambers) examines the right to obtain information from public authorities such as HMRC, via the Freedom of Information Act 2000, and the restrictions on that right.

Heather Self

Heather Self (Blick Rothenberg) praises greater HMRC transparency while warning of deepening fiscal drag and policy inconsistency.

Adam Craggs

The mood music surrounding Budget 2025 was notably downbeat over the past few weeks, with many practitioners expressing pessimism about the scope and direction of the expected changes. Given the strained state of the public finances and the...

Malcolm Gammie CBE KC

Malcolm Gammie CBE KC (One Essex Court) examines the draft legislation proposing Universal Stop Regulations and Promoter Action Notices, raising concerns over their breadth and lack of safeguards.

Alan Evans CB

Alan Evans CB, HMRC’s General Counsel and Director General of the department’s Legal Group, discusses an often overlooked but crucial part to the running of the tax system.

David Whiscombe

Worse than useless?

Matthew Greene

Guy Bud

Matthew Greene and Guy Bud (Stewarts) examine a recent tribunal decision which stresses the need for accountability and transparency from HMRC when issuing determinations.

Richard Doran

John Hayton

Principled positions often adopted by HMRC can have the practical effect of avoiding or otherwise delaying judicial scrutiny of their decision-making process, write Richard Doran and John Hayton (Joseph Hage Aaronson & Bremen).

Liesl Fichardt

Emily Au

HMRC’s preferential ranking brings into sharp focus their requirements to evidence and substantiate their claims in an insolvency, as Liesl Fichardt and Emily Au (Quinn Emanuel) explain.

Thomas Wilkinson

Kate Garcia

Kate Garcia and Thomas Wilkinson (Shoosmiths) review the consultation on the potential redesign or reform of penalties imposed for inaccuracies in tax returns and failures to notify.

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