HMRC POWERS

Waqar Shah

HMRC have indicated that they intend to update their litigation and settlement policy later this year. Waqar Shah (Kingsley Napley) considers why the policy is ripe for change.

Andrew Hawley

Andrew Hawley (Crowe UK) weighs the trade-off in HMRC’s CT return reforms: fewer routine ‘what does this mean?’ enquiries on the one hand, more targeted scrutiny of complex and subjective positions on the other.

Emma Rawson

Emma Rawson (ATT) reviews the MTD for Income Tax regulations, highlighting late legislative changes, complex entry and exit rules, quarterly reporting mechanics, and the wide-ranging exemption regime.

Nick Thornton

Nick Thornton (Fried Frank) explains why clearing the entry conditions of the QAHC regime is only the start, and how accounting treatment, CIR and funding design can derail intended outcomes.

Amit Puri

Amit Puri (Pure Tax Investigations) outlines the structure, resourcing and recent performance of HMRC’s Customer Compliance Group, including trends in compliance yield and investigation activity.

Hartley Foster

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.

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