TAX POLICY ADMINISTRATION

Gary Barnett

Joao Martinho and Gary Barnett (Simmons & Simmons) examine recent developments in the VAT world, including a CJEU decision which appears to extend the MEO/Vodafone Portugal treatment of contractual termination payments to similar damages payments.

Donald Simpson

Donald Simpson reports the view from the 100 Group.

David Hadwick

Recent scandals highlight the tension between AI and the fundamental rights of taxpayers, writes David Hadwick (University of Antwerp).

Jon Claypole

Jack Sloggett

Jon Claypole and Jack Sloggett (BDO) welcome HMRC’s new R&D Disclosure Service but explain it is not suitable in all circumstances.

Donald L Korb

Andrew Solomon

During Trump’s second presidential term, the spectre of tax cuts expanding the US federal budget deficit will fuel fierce debates between fiscally conservative and ‘pro-growth’ Republicans, write Donald L Korb and Andrew Solomon (Sullivan & Cromwell).

Bryn Reynolds

Bryn Reynolds (Pinsent Masons) examines the recent Jeffries case which illustrates the potential taxpayer pitfalls surrounding protective assessments.

Kara Heggs

Jisun Choi

Jisun Choi and Kara Heggs (Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom) take stock of some of the practical issues arising from Pillar Two.

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.

David Whiscombe

HMRC may have overlooked their own statement of practice which says that such a transfer is in general a disposal, writes David Whiscombe.

Zoe Andrews

Mike Lane

This month’s review by Mike Lane and Zoe Andrews (Slaughter and May) covers the decisions in Refinitiv, Syngenta and Cobalt and HMRC’s updated guidance on share exchanges.

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