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COP 9 and serious tax fraud: HMRC’s tougher approach
Simon York CBE
HMRC are adopting a tougher stance with those who continue to deliberately
mislead or refuse to cooperate, despite being in the COP 9/CDF process,
writes Simon York CBE (Deloitte).
Contentious tax in 2025
Adam Craggs
Liam McKay
Adam Craggs & Liam McKay (RPC) report a year marked by tighter
procedural frameworks, clarifying case law and an intensified HMRC focus on
both avoidance and criminal activity.
Keeping the receipts: HMRC’s burden in company insolvencies
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.
Code of Practice 9 and discovery assessments
Michael Paulin
Michael Paulin (1 Crown Office Row) considers the impact of HMRC’s
broader view of tax fraud in its updated COP 9.
Time is money: how to mitigate late payment interest in tax disputes
Jack Prytherch
Jack Prytherch (Osborne Clarke) sets out the practical steps that taxpayers
can take to minimise delays in their disputes with HMRC and so mitigate any
additional interest charged.
IR35: spotting and responding to an HMRC enquiry
Penny Simmons
Steven Porter
Steven Porter and Penny Simmons (Pinsent Masons) provide guidance for
large businesses on managing IR35 compliance risks.
Fishing and fishy? HMRC third party interviews in employment tax investigations
Christopher Kientzler
Christopher Kientzler (Fieldfisher) discusses issues around HMRC’s power to conduct interviews with workers in employment tax cases.
Privilege considerations in tax investigations
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.
A look into HMRC’s toolbox during a criminal investigation
Adam Craggs
Michelle Sloane
Adam Craggs and Michelle Sloane (RPC) explore the powers commonly deployed by HMRC during a criminal investigation.
Couldn’t careless? Reasonable care and the role of professional advisers
Constantine Christofi
Adam Craggs
Whilst taking professional advice will usually mean a taxpayer has taken
reasonable care, not taking advice does not necessarily mean a taxpayer has
been careless, write Adam Craggs and Constantine Christofi (RPC).
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EDITOR'S PICK
Qualifying Asset Holding Companies: don’t let your ‘kwæk’ end up in the ‘kæk’
Nick Thornton
1 /7
Freedom (of information) is a noble thing: HMRC, tax and the limits of transparency
Hartley Foster
2 /7
Hotel La Tour: where next for input tax recovery on share disposals?
Rupert Shiers
,
Laura Hodgson
3 /7
Mandatory agent registration: what we know so far
Jane Mellor
4 /7
Permanent Establishment reform: what has changed, who is affected and why does it matter?
Rob Sharpe
,
Iarlaith McCarthy-Hann
5 /7
The Pillar Two Side-by-Side package: how UK groups should approach compliance
Jack Gifford
6 /7
Share reorganisations: new anti-avoidance rules explained
Peter Morley
,
Jamie Robson
7 /7
Qualifying Asset Holding Companies: don’t let your ‘kwæk’ end up in the ‘kæk’
Nick Thornton
Freedom (of information) is a noble thing: HMRC, tax and the limits of transparency
Hartley Foster
Hotel La Tour: where next for input tax recovery on share disposals?
Rupert Shiers
,
Laura Hodgson
Mandatory agent registration: what we know so far
Jane Mellor
Permanent Establishment reform: what has changed, who is affected and why does it matter?
Rob Sharpe
,
Iarlaith McCarthy-Hann
The Pillar Two Side-by-Side package: how UK groups should approach compliance
Jack Gifford
Share reorganisations: new anti-avoidance rules explained
Peter Morley
,
Jamie Robson
NEWS
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Consultation launched on extending UTT regime
Finance Bill completes parliamentary stages
Regulations set 2026/27 NIC rates and extend veterans relief
Further NIC re-rating provisions for 2026/27
Voluntary NIC window for those abroad closes soon
CASES
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Muller UK and Ireland Group LLP and others v HMRC
Countrywide Partners Ltd v HMRC
S Kamal v Tax Policy Associates Ltd and another
Other cases that caught our eye: 20 March 2026
CooperVision Lens Care Ltd v HMRC
IN BRIEF
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Exceptional circumstances – but which way?
Tax agent registration and financial services
Provisions
New SDLT burden for private renters
Transactions in Securities counteraction notices
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CooperVision Lens Care Ltd v HMRC
Consultation tracker
Capital by name, income in nature: the Upper Tribunal’s decision in BCG
Transactions in Securities counteraction notices
HMRC expected to delay tax agent registration for financial services