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TAX POLICY ADMINISTRATION
An undesirable preference: EIS shares and ‘any’ preferential rights on a winding up
Oliver Twentyman
Many advisers appear to be adopting a contrived and narrow interpretation of
the word ‘preferential’ in an attempt to provide commercial protection to EIS
investors on a winding-up, warns Oliver Twentyman (Azets).
Capital allowances: uncertainty over design costs resolved by Court of Appeal
Paul Farey
Paul Farey (AECOM) assesses the impact of the Court of Appeal’s judgment
in
Gunfleet Sands
.
Challenging HMRC’s debt management actions: lessons from Local Fuel
Daniel Williams
Michelle Sloane
A recent High Court decision provides valuable guidance for taxpayers
seeking to challenge enforcement action taken by HMRC’s Debt Management
team, write Michelle Sloane and Daniel Williams (RPC).
HMRC’s revised R&D guidance: the end of a long and winding road?
James Dudbridge
HMRC’s updated guidance marks the end of a long and winding road for
R&D claimants and their advisers, writes James Dudbridge (ForrestBrown).
Finance Act 2025: special report
Ros Martin
A detailed report of this year’s Finance Act.
FA 2025 review: The new FIG regime: who are the real winners?
Jo Bateson
The new Foreign Income and Gains (FIG) regime comes into effect from 6 April 2025 which has been overshadowed by all the discussion on the abolition of the non-dom regime. We should be spotlighting the FIG regime which is attractive for...
FA 2025 review: Pillar Two: three things to note
Bezhan Salehy
FA 2025 includes various provisions connected to the UKs implementation of the OECD Pillar Two global minimum tax initiative. There are three main things to note: Undertaxed Profits Rule (UTPR): The main mechanism by which countries will...
Lessons in disguise: tax mistakes and rescission
Arthur Wong
Ben Elliott
The recent cases of
Bhaur
and
JTC
illustrate the opportunities and challenges for taxpayers who have misunderstood the tax consequences of a transaction, write Ben Elliott and Arthur Wong (Pump Court Tax Chambers).
HMRC’s whistleblower reward scheme: what we know so far
Jack Prytherch
Jack Prytherch (Osborne Clarke) explains how the new scheme will apparently take inspiration from US and Canadian whistleblower models.
Spring Statement 2025: minding the gap
Chris Sanger
Has the Chancellor found the secret to raising receipts without raising taxes?
Chris Sanger (EY) investigates.
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EDITOR'S PICK
Qualifying Asset Holding Companies: don’t let your ‘kwæk’ end up in the ‘kæk’
Nick Thornton
1 /7
Freedom (of information) is a noble thing: HMRC, tax and the limits of transparency
Hartley Foster
2 /7
Hotel La Tour: where next for input tax recovery on share disposals?
Rupert Shiers
,
Laura Hodgson
3 /7
Mandatory agent registration: what we know so far
Jane Mellor
4 /7
Permanent Establishment reform: what has changed, who is affected and why does it matter?
Rob Sharpe
,
Iarlaith McCarthy-Hann
5 /7
The Pillar Two Side-by-Side package: how UK groups should approach compliance
Jack Gifford
6 /7
Share reorganisations: new anti-avoidance rules explained
Peter Morley
,
Jamie Robson
7 /7
Qualifying Asset Holding Companies: don’t let your ‘kwæk’ end up in the ‘kæk’
Nick Thornton
Freedom (of information) is a noble thing: HMRC, tax and the limits of transparency
Hartley Foster
Hotel La Tour: where next for input tax recovery on share disposals?
Rupert Shiers
,
Laura Hodgson
Mandatory agent registration: what we know so far
Jane Mellor
Permanent Establishment reform: what has changed, who is affected and why does it matter?
Rob Sharpe
,
Iarlaith McCarthy-Hann
The Pillar Two Side-by-Side package: how UK groups should approach compliance
Jack Gifford
Share reorganisations: new anti-avoidance rules explained
Peter Morley
,
Jamie Robson
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HMRC confirm all SA109 taxpayers exempt from MTD until April 2027
CBAM emissions and verification draft regs: consultation
BPR and APR apportionment tool
GfC18: VAT place of supply in oil and gas sector
E-invoicing confusion highlighted by HMRC research
CASES
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CATS North Sea Ltd v HMRC
Bilfinger Salamis UK Ltd v HMRC
Other cases that caught our eye: 17 April 2026
HMRC v Colchester Institute Corporation
HMRC v Boehringer Ingelheim Ltd
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Tax advisers: sanctionable conduct
Section 171A elections
Exceptional circumstances – but which way?
Tax agent registration and financial services
Provisions
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Consultation on proposed UK corporate re-domiciliation regime
R (oao Rokos) v HMRC
Staggered roll-out for mandatory tax adviser registration
HMRC loans to participators tool
Finance Act 2026