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TAX POLICY ADMINISTRATION
HMRC’s guidance: what is it good for?
Jack Slater
Sarah Ling
HMRC’s guidance is often of limited value in a taxpayer dispute, and there is an increasing trend of HMRC ‘clarifying’ guidance, sometimes with purported retrospective effect. What then is it good for, ask Sarah Ling and Jack Slater (Macfarlanes).
Objects in the rear view mirror
Andrew Parkes
Andrew Parkes (Andersen) considers the limits, if any, on the introduction of retrospective legislation.
Rectification in the FTT: the fix for a lack of jurisdiction
Gideon Sanitt
Sophie Rhind
Gideon Sanitt and Sophie Rhind (Macfarlanes) review the decision in
Cooke
and its relevance for taxpayers of the FTT’s ability to consider rectification and rescission arguments.
Self's assessment: fiscal straitjackets
Heather Self
In this series, Heather Self examines tax issues in the headlines of the national press. This week, she examines the tax promises in the manifestos of the two major political parties - which are perhaps more notable for what
the parties say they won’t do, rather than what they will.
General Election 2024: tax in the manifestos
Liz Hudson
Jane Duncan
Liz Hudson and Jane Duncan (Evelyn Partners) report the tax policies of
the main parties – with additional comment from the IFS and Tax Policy
Associates.
Lessons on information notices and tax-related penalties from Baxendale-Walker
Matthew Greene
Following a recent case, we can probably expect HMRC to be less flexible
on taxpayer requests for more time to comply with information notices,
writes Matthew Greene (Stewarts).
Private client review for June 2024
Clare Wilson
Edward Reed
A new Finance Act and several recent tribunal decisions are reviewed by Clare Wilson and Edward Reed (Macfarlanes).
Winners and losers under the non-dom reforms
Emma Chamberlain
Emma Chamberlain OBE (Pump Court Tax Chambers) considers the new regime for non-doms from April 2025 and reviews the likely impact of the changes.
Tax and the City review for June 2024
Zoe Andrews
Mike Lane
Kwik-Fit
,
Hotel La Tour
and the FTT decision in
Osmond
are among the latest developments reviewed by Mike Lane and Zoe Andrews (Slaughter and May).
Pillar Two: assessing the impact on the UK FTSE 100
Lavina Hassasing
Alistair Nichol
The expected impact of the new Pillar Two regime is starting to unfold as
the first UK groups have filed their calendar year-end consolidated accounts,
write Alistair Nichol and Lavina Hassasing (Evelyn Partners).
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EDITOR'S PICK
Tax Journal's 2025 Budget coverage
1 /7
Management expenses: HMRC’s new nudge campaign
Anna Lucey
,
Constantine Christofi
2 /7
Medpro: better late than never
Stacey Cranmore
3 /7
No escape: the new IHT tax rules for pensions
Harriet Betteridge
4 /7
What time is it? A review of the Supreme Court’s decision in Prudential
David Jamieson
5 /7
The trials and tribulations of interest withholding tax
Bezhan Salehy
,
Rebecca Rose
,
Elvira Colomer Fatjo
6 /7
Understanding the FIG regime
Jo Bateson
7 /7
Tax Journal's 2025 Budget coverage
Management expenses: HMRC’s new nudge campaign
Anna Lucey
,
Constantine Christofi
Medpro: better late than never
Stacey Cranmore
No escape: the new IHT tax rules for pensions
Harriet Betteridge
What time is it? A review of the Supreme Court’s decision in Prudential
David Jamieson
The trials and tribulations of interest withholding tax
Bezhan Salehy
,
Rebecca Rose
Understanding the FIG regime
Jo Bateson
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HMRC manual changes: 12 December 2025
Finance Bill 2026 published
HMRC revise position on VAT grouping and the Skandia judgment
HMRC explain TOMS changes
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Places for People Homes Ltd v HMRC
Executor of P Goudman-Peachey v HMRC
HMRC v M Breen
Other cases that caught our eye: 5 December 2025
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TSI Instruments and import VAT recovery
Voluntary returns and impossible penalties
Budget 2025 changes to the share exchanges and reorganisation rules
Fixing the FIG regime before extending it
Welsh Government consults on LTT and other tax changes
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Budget 2025 changes to the share exchanges and reorganisation rules
The 2025 loan charge review and Government response: the final chapter?
TSI Instruments and import VAT recovery
Tax Journal's 2025 Budget coverage
Finance Bill 2026 published