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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.
Untangling the tax spaghetti bowl: a look back at the OTS
Bill Dodwell
Bill Dodwell (OTS) looks back at the work of the Office of Tax Simplification.
How to handle unallowable purposes enquiries
Helen Buchanan
Sarah Bond
Helen Buchanan and Sarah Bond (Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer) share
their experience of the approach HMRC is taking to unallowable purposes
enquiries, in particular under CTA 2009 s 441.
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The Orsted ‘tax nothing’
Andrew Page
1 /7
Budget 2026: options for taxing wealth
Dom Rothbarth
2 /7
HMRC powers and the taxpayer relationship: when is enough, enough?
Chris Sanger
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Constantine Christofi
,
Craig Kirkham-Wilson
3 /7
Redrawing the line: modernising the taxation of distributions
Jill Gatehouse
,
Emily Szasz
,
Joe Williams
,
Tom Gardner
4 /7
Reckless tax statements: a lower threshold for crime?
Adam Craggs
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Tom Jenkins
5 /7
Permanent Establishment exemption: preparing for mandatory application
Alison Lobb
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Lisa Shipley
6 /7
The 2026 loan charge settlement scheme: the beginning of the end?
David Pett
7 /7
The Orsted ‘tax nothing’
Andrew Page
Budget 2026: options for taxing wealth
Dom Rothbarth
HMRC powers and the taxpayer relationship: when is enough, enough?
Chris Sanger
,
Constantine Christofi
Redrawing the line: modernising the taxation of distributions
Jill Gatehouse
,
Emily Szasz
Reckless tax statements: a lower threshold for crime?
Adam Craggs
,
Tom Jenkins
Permanent Establishment exemption: preparing for mandatory application
Alison Lobb
,
Lisa Shipley
The 2026 loan charge settlement scheme: the beginning of the end?
David Pett
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Conservatives pledge IHT exemption for family homes
Government accepts PAC recommendations on large business tax compliance
No breaches found under banks’ tax code
Distributions reform could hinder business transactions, CIOT warns
Bolt: Supreme Court refuses permission to appeal
CASES
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HMRC v British Airways plc
Victoria Oil & Gas plc v HMRC
S Keswick and others v HMRC
Other cases that caught our eye: 9 October 2026
Jumpman Gaming Ltd v HMRC
IN BRIEF
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AI and the unwinnable case
Corporate residence: beyond the paperwork
Hill: the Upper Tribunal on reasonable excuse
Loans to participators: s 455
Modernising the taxation of distributions
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Bolt: Supreme Court refuses permission to appeal
Re Fulmar Contracting Ltd (In Liquidation) and others v M Williams and another
HMRC name 196 deliberate tax defaulters
Victoria Oil & Gas plc v HMRC
Loans to participators: s 455