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Contentious tax quarterly: Summer 2026
Liam McKay
Adam Craggs
Adam Craggs and Liam McKay (RPC) review recent procedural decisions on strike out, costs for HMRC’s pre-appeal conduct and disclosure, drawing out the practical risks for tax litigants.
Tax Update day: a flexible friend?
Chris Sanger
A useful release valve or a source of consultation overload? Chris Sanger (EY) examines how Tax Update days have become part of the UK tax policy cycle.
Mandatory tax adviser registration: clearer, but not clear enough
Emma Rawson OBE
Emma Rawson OBE (ATT) examines what can be learnt from HMRC’s new
Mandatory Tax Adviser Registration Manual.
Estoppel and abuse of process in VAT
Claire Logan
Claire Logan (Grant Thornton) explains why estoppel and abuse of process
are increasingly relevant in VAT disputes and how they can materially affect
how cases are argued and resolved.
CGT: what principles should guide reform?
David Martin
With capital gains tax once again under scrutiny, former practitioner
David Martin considers the principles that should underpin reform, from lower
rates and rollover relief to the relationship between CGT and income tax.
HMRC’s status in Part 26A restructuring plans: the High Court decision in Waldorf
Alan Rafferty
Ollie Winters
Jade Du Berry
The High Court has confirmed that HMRC do not have a veto over
restructuring plans. Alan Rafferty, Jade Du Berry and Ollie Winters (Milbank)
examine the implications of Waldorf, including HMRC’s constitutional
arguments, the treatment of tax losses and the evolving approach to cross-class
cram downs.
Steering EV tax strategy in the right direction
Daria Nikitina
Simon Down
Benefit in kind rates remain attractive for electric vehicles, but are only part of the picture. Simon Down and Daria Nikitina (Deloitte) explain why employers should adopt a total cost of operation approach to fleet strategy.
International review for May 2026
Tim Sarson
Tim Sarson (KPMG) reviews fresh OECD Pillar Two guidance, the CJEU’s latest VAT and Transfer Pricing decision, growing interest in Digital Services Taxes and Canada’s delayed implementation of the Under-Taxed Profits Rule.
Comparing chancellors
Jeremy Mindell
Jeremy Mindell (Primondell) puts the current chancellor in historical context,
showing how past economic inheritances have shaped tax policy.
In conversation with... Paul Johnson
Paul Johnson
Anthony Inglese
Paul Johnson, former Director of the Institute for Fiscal Studies, talks to
Anthony Inglese CB about his career in economics and his views on UK
fiscal policy.
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EDITOR'S PICK
The UK’s tax certainty problem
Jenny Batchelor
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Ahmed Mobasshir
1 /7
HMRC’s status in Part 26A restructuring plans: the High Court decision in Waldorf
Alan Rafferty
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Jade Du Berry
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Ollie Winters
2 /7
Ask an expert: Dividend planning under the new close company reporting regime
Nick Wright
3 /7
Loopholes and tax avoidance
Kyle Rainsford
4 /7
Spare us the cUTTer
Nick Thornton
5 /7
PGMOL: where the FTT decision may be vulnerable on appeal
Rebecca Seeley Harris
6 /7
Muller: notional companies and real-world transactions
Ashley Greenbank
7 /7
The UK’s tax certainty problem
Jenny Batchelor
,
Ahmed Mobasshir
HMRC’s status in Part 26A restructuring plans: the High Court decision in Waldorf
Alan Rafferty
,
Jade Du Berry
Ask an expert: Dividend planning under the new close company reporting regime
Nick Wright
Loopholes and tax avoidance
Kyle Rainsford
Spare us the cUTTer
Nick Thornton
PGMOL: where the FTT decision may be vulnerable on appeal
Rebecca Seeley Harris
Muller: notional companies and real-world transactions
Ashley Greenbank
NEWS
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HMRC update Transformation Roadmap for digital-first tax system
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill: Lords stages
Horizon family payments to be exempt from tax
CGT: gilt-edged securities list updated
Customs guidance round-up
CASES
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HMRC v BlueCrest Capital Management (UK) LLP
Compound Photonics Group Ltd v HMRC
Other cases that caught our eye: 10 July 2026
Swiss Centre Ltd v HMRC
L Henry v HMRC
IN BRIEF
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Directors’ liability: tax schemes
BlueCrest: the impact for asset managers
When Ramsay does not rescue HMRC
Tax Update 2026: Plans to reform the income tax payment regime: a significant acceleration of ITSA tax liabilities
Tax Update 2026: Modernising the distributions framework: familiar routes for extracting value or reorganising companies may change
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Consultation tracker
HMRC confirm transitional approach to Pillar Two filing penalties
HFFX: the widening reach of miscellaneous income
Tax Update 2026: Modernising the distributions framework: familiar routes for extracting value or reorganising companies may change
L Henry v HMRC