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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
Liam McKay
Adam Craggs
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
Steven Porter
Penny Simmons
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
Michelle Sloane
Adam Craggs
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
The new Securities Transfer Tax: business as usual?
Georgina West
1 /7
Responding to Sch 36 notices: a practical guide
Stephanie Mullins
,
Richard Jeens
2 /7
Rights, influence and LLP member status after BlueCrest
Constantine Christofi
,
Craig Kirkham-Wilson
,
Lauren Trask
3 /7
Let the light in: LLCs and other reverse hybrids
Matthew Rowbotham
4 /7
HFFX: the widening reach of miscellaneous income
Elena Rowlands
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Tom Margesson
,
Ian Zeider
5 /7
Estoppel and abuse of process in VAT
Claire Logan
6 /7
The UK’s tax certainty problem
Jenny Batchelor
,
Ahmed Mobasshir
7 /7
The new Securities Transfer Tax: business as usual?
Georgina West
Responding to Sch 36 notices: a practical guide
Stephanie Mullins
,
Richard Jeens
Rights, influence and LLP member status after BlueCrest
Constantine Christofi
,
Craig Kirkham-Wilson
Let the light in: LLCs and other reverse hybrids
Matthew Rowbotham
HFFX: the widening reach of miscellaneous income
Elena Rowlands
,
Tom Margesson
Estoppel and abuse of process in VAT
Claire Logan
The UK’s tax certainty problem
Jenny Batchelor
,
Ahmed Mobasshir
NEWS
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Tax Journal thanks its July 2026 authors
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CIOT and ATT suggest priorities for new Financial Secretary
Pillar Two top-up taxes returns: deadline reminder
ATT cautions against ITSA ‘timely payment’ reforms
CASES
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Ten cases shaping tax practice in 2026
New cases this week: 31 July 2026
M Elborne and others v HMRC
E Kwai v HMRC
P Reed v HMRC
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The new duty to correct tax return errors
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Directors’ liability: tax schemes
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