HMRC POWERS

Jack Slater

Sarah Ling

HMRC’s guidance is often of limited value in a taxpayer dispute, and there is an increasing trend of HMRC ‘clarifying’ guidance, sometimes with purported retrospective effect. What then is it good for, ask Sarah Ling and Jack Slater (Macfarlanes).

Sophie Rhind

It is encouraging to see the FTT dealing robustly with situations where HMRC fail to discharge their burden of proof, writes Sophie Rhind (Macfarlanes).

Mark Whitehouse

Miranda Edwards

Tax authorities have access to more sources of information than ever before. Mark Whitehouse and Miranda Edwards (PwC) explore recent developments in HMRC’s international and domestic information powers and consider the implications for multinationals.

Christopher Kientzler

Christopher Kientzler (Fieldfisher) discusses issues around HMRC’s power to conduct interviews with workers in employment tax cases.

Clare Reeve Curatola

Kate Ison

Clare Reeve Curatola and Kate Ison (Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner) provide practical insight on maximising the protection of legal professional privilege.

Adam Craggs

Michelle Sloane

Adam Craggs and Michelle Sloane (RPC) explore the powers commonly deployed by HMRC during a criminal investigation.

Fiona McRobert

Fiona McRobert, Assistant Director of HMRC’s ADR Team, explains how the department is ‘looking to embed a resolution mindset’.

Ben Blades

Recent cases have diverged on the question of whether HMRC must establish that carelessness caused a loss of tax, writes Ben Blades (Gray’s Inn Tax Chambers).

Sophie Rhind

Victoria Braid

Sophie Rhind and Victoria Braid (Macfarlanes) examine a recent case in which the tribunal takes a tough approach to HMRC’s failure to comply with an unless order.