BKL Tax looks at the case of Horner, where the taxpayer sought damages from the promoters of a failed tax avoidance scheme
Advisers offering unsolicited tax advice can assume a duty of care. Stephen Smith reviews the Mehjoo decision regarding the limits of implied duties
Peter Vaines believes that the Court of Appeal has reached the right decision in the Mehjoo case.
HMRC ‘is up for a fight’, says James Bullock.
Pinsent Masons reports
Jackie Wheaton answers a query on the tax treatment of legal costs of an out of court settlement.
Gareth Miles and Richard Jeens consider two recent developments that may affect how taxpayers with apparently similar disputes to others decide what course of action to take
Liesl Fichardt reports on findings from a recent survey examining industry views on the competitiveness of the UK tax regime, reputational risk, disputes and HMRC practices
By Kate Ison & Aude Delechat, tax dispute resolution team, Berwin Leighton Paisner
When considering whether to bring an appeal before the tribunals, reputational risk and taxpayer confidentiality are increasingly likely to be at the forefront of taxpayers’ minds. Liesl Fichardt and Robert Sharpe examine how such risks may be mitigated.