In this quarterly review, Adam Craggs and Michelle Sloane (RPC) consider HMRC’s increasing propensity to seek the production of documents from accountants and other professional advisers, HMRC’s new policy of challenging taxpayers’ loan relationships, and the increase in the number of domicile enquiries launched by HMRC.
It seems unlikely, writes Heather Self (Blick Rothenberg).
With France and the UK imposing new digital services taxes and the USA threatening to retaliate with import tariffs, UK and European businesses and consumers are likely to be caught in the crossfire of a trade and tax war.
The European Parliament elections are over and a new European Commission begins its term in November this year. Europe’s tax professionals cannot afford to turn a blind eye to the EU election results or the priorities of the next European Commission, writes Johan Barros (Accountancy Europe)