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Financial Secretary to the Treasury, David Gauke, answers questions from Tax Journal on tax competitiveness and tackling avoidance.

In a blow to George Osborne and the government, the House of Lords intervened to amend the chancellor’s proposed cuts to tax credits in a heated debate in the Upper Chamber on Monday.

Time is running out for taxpayers to clean up their act, writes Phil Berwick (Berwick Law).
 
Before the election, many in business worried about Labour's economic policies. Under Jeremy Corbyn, they will have a lot more to worry about, David Smith writes. 
 
Lord Carnwath’s ‘brief comment’ in Pendragon addresses the appellate jurisdiction of the Upper Tribunal and Court of Appeal in tax appeals. John Brinsmead-Stockham (Tax Chambers, 11 New Square) analyses its impact.
 

A selection of Budget reaction from advisers. 

Despite the outcome of the general election, the Labour party’s proposals on the mansion tax and reform of the non-dom rules polled well with voters. They could hold the key for the party’s new focus on wealth taxes, writes Jolyon Maugham (Devereux Chambers).
 

Expert insight on one of the most powerful weapons in HMRC's arsenal

Barrister Anne Fairpo (Temple Tax Chambers) explains why and how the DPT could apply to real estate transactions.

Tax Journal's recent coverage on the direction of UK tax policy - with views from business, leading tax experts, the Oxford University Centre for Business Taxation and the Institute for Fiscal Studies.

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