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Fixing the wrong problem? The need to tackle shadow advisers
Ray McCann
Unless shadow advisers are effectively regulated and HMRC can act closer to
real time, we will soon once again be facing calls for regulation of the whole
profession, writes Ray McCann.
HMRC’s defeats on subsidised and contracted out R&D
Benjamin Craig
Benjamin Craig (Ayming) examines the impact of two recent FTT decisions.
2024: that was the year that was
Jemma Dick
Don’t worry if you spent most of the year in a virtual queue trying to get Taylor Swift and Oasis tickets. Read Jemma Dick’s article for all you need to know about what happened in the world of tax in 2024.
Avoiding avoidance
Graham Webber
Graham Webber (WTT Consulting) explains why a more radical approach is
needed to tackling unacceptable avoidance.
Non-dom reform: the proposals
Rebecca Sheldon
Rebecca Sheldon (Old Square Tax Chambers) considers the proposals from the Conservative Party that give a broad indication as to how the new regime is intended to operate, and what might be expected if the Labour Party wins the General Election.
The Subsidy Control Act beds in, but are its roots strong?
George Peretz KC
The new Act will be important where there appears to be different tax treatment of competing businesses, writes George Peretz KC (Monckton Chambers), but there is also real concern about enforcement.
Green tax incentives: an opportunity or a threat?
Silvana Van der Velde
Laura Hodgson
In terms of green tax incentives, the UK is lagging behind some other
jurisdictions, notably the US. Laura Hodgson and Silvana Van der Velde
(Travers Smith) consider how the UK should respond.
The Windsor Framework and tax: same building, but a major renovation
George Peretz KC
There is no doubt that the current UK government has achieved real changes to the Protocol that will reduce a number of the tax and customs issues, as George Peretz KC (Monckton Chambers) explains.
Potholes in the road for business taxation
Tim Sarson
Tim Sarson (KPMG) identifies three areas where the Budget leaves the tax system incomplete to the extent that it may undermine the government’s core policy priorities.
Tax, politics and the next general election
Heather Self
Heather Self (Blick Rothenberg) suggests what the main political parties should – and, importantly, should not – include in their manifestos.
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Ask an expert: Dividend planning under the new close company reporting regime
Nick Wright
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Spare us the cUTTer
Nick Thornton
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PGMOL: where the FTT decision may be vulnerable on appeal
Rebecca Seeley Harris
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Muller: notional companies and real-world transactions
Ashley Greenbank
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Burlington: towards an international fiscal meaning of ‘main purpose’
Kyle Rainsford
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Is a loan earnings? Revisiting Rangers
Dominic Stuttaford
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Katharine Wadia
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Qualifying Asset Holding Companies: don’t let your ‘kwæk’ end up in the ‘kæk’
Nick Thornton
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Ask an expert: Dividend planning under the new close company reporting regime
Nick Wright
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
Burlington: towards an international fiscal meaning of ‘main purpose’
Kyle Rainsford
Is a loan earnings? Revisiting Rangers
Dominic Stuttaford
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Katharine Wadia
Qualifying Asset Holding Companies: don’t let your ‘kwæk’ end up in the ‘kæk’
Nick Thornton
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Professional bodies warn against UTT expansion
Close company reporting: ‘benefits lost in a sea of data’
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Further compensation payments exemption
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Lifeplus Europe Ltd v HMRC
MyPay Ltd v HMRC
WWM (Harrogate) LLP v HMRC
Other cases that caught our eye: 12 June 2026
Bagshaw Ltd v Revenue Scotland
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Management rollovers and share-for-share exchange relief
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