Alan Buckett, Deputy Taxation Director with Barclays Bank Plc, reviews Tolley's second annual VAT and financial services conference held on 5 October
Rupert Shiers and Jason Collins, Senior Solicitors, McGrigors consider the 'main purpose' test under the new VAT disclosure rules
John Nugent, Director with PKF (Isle of Man) Ltd, analyses the future of offshore tax planning in view of the authorities' determination to clamp down on offshore tax evasion
John Cassidy, Director of tax investigations at accountants and business advisors PKF, introducers this special issue on overseas investment and individuals coming to the UK
Sarah Falk, Tax Partner and Sean Jeffrey, Dispute Resolution Senior Associate, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, set out the current thinking of the 'magic circle' law firms on LPP and the disclosure regime
Patrick Cannon, barrister at 24 Old Buildings, Lincoln's Inn, comments on the National Audit Office (NAO) report on the introduction of stamp duty land tax (SDLT) published on 21 October 2004
Mike Boutell, Solicitor, CMS Cameron McKenna, reviews Tolley's Stamp Duty Land Tax conference which took place at the Berner's Hotel, London on 4 October 2004
Richard Collier-Keywood, UK Head of Tax at PricewaterhouseCoopers, provides further thoughts on legal professional privilege as it applies to the new tax avoidance disclosure regime
Gordon Keenay, Deputy Head of KPMG's Stamp Taxes Group, gives a personal reaction to the latest developments in policy-making based on his experience in both public and private sectors
Richard Cory, Professional Support Lawyer at Clifford Chance, gives us his thoughts on what the penalties for non-compliance with the new disclosure rules might be