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TAX POLICY ADMINISTRATION


At first glance, the Government’s revised approach to tax policy making retains much of the existing framework. There is, however, a significant change on the commitment to consultation, writes Chris Sanger (EY).
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Bezhan Salehy, Rebecca Rose and Elvira Colomer Fatjo (Macfarlanes) take a practical look at UK interest withholding tax, highlighting common compliance pitfalls, HMRC’s approach and emerging complexities.
HMRC’s preferential ranking brings into sharp focus their requirements to evidence and substantiate their claims in an insolvency, as Liesl Fichardt and Emily Au (Quinn Emanuel) explain.
This month’s review by Jo Crookshank and Gary Barnett (Simmons & Simmons) covers recent decisions on the single/multiple supply rule and the VAT finance intermediation exemption, as well as HMRC’s change of policy on pension scheme costs.
If not planned properly, deregistering for VAT can lead to significant administrative and cost burdens. Rob Janering (Crowe UK) considers how to avoid these.
A more ambitious approach to tax policy, informed by international best practices, could enhance the UK’s ability to convert its research prowess into commercial success, write Dominic Mathon and Kate Murphy (RELX).
Damien Crossley and Bezhan Salehy (Macfarlanes) examine the Government’s latest policy paper.
As the Senate prepares to take up President Trump’s sweeping tax and spending package, Andrew Solomon (Sullivan & Cromwell) considers its key provisions and what happens next.
Kate Garcia and Thomas Wilkinson (Shoosmiths) review the consultation on the potential redesign or reform of penalties imposed for inaccuracies in tax returns and failures to notify.
UK reforms to the permanent establishment rules and the Investment Manager Exemption could reshape the tax treatment for non-resident funds and UK investment managers, write James Anderson and Lorenza De Domenico (Skadden).
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