Stephen Oliver QC, Presiding Special Commissioner and President of the VAT and Duties Tribunals, reflects on the postponement of the Tribunals Bill and explains a new Practice Statement
Peter Sheppard, of the Royal Bank of Scotland plc, considers HMRC's latest proposals to reform the recovery of input tax in a partial exemption context
Richard Clarke, director, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, reviews some recent developments affecting tax investigations
Is VAT planning still worthwhile after Halifax? Mike Sheppard, VAT partner at RSM Robson Rhodes LLP, highlights ten areas where businesses can reduce VAT costs without recourse to litigation
Gary Ashford and Richard Webb, senior tax managers at Grant Thornton, examine some of the tax compliance issues facing growing companies
Simon Sweetman looks at where HMRC should be looking under the Beds
Gary Ashford, senior tax manager, Grant Thornton, discusses some implications resulting from the SpCs' decision requiring a financial institution to give details of UK customers with offshore accounts to HMRC
HMRC has scored two more significant victories in its fight against holders of non-UK bank accounts who fail to comply with their tax obligations, suggests Richard Clarke, tax director, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Some two years since it was launched, the disclosure regime is about to undergo a major extension, as Richard Collier-Keywood, UK head of tax for PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, explains. But will it work effectively?
Andrew Watt, Director of Tax Investigations, Chiltern plc, discusses HMRC's latest concern about offshore arrangements