TAX POLICY ADMINISTRATION

Paul Farey

Paul Farey (AECOM) assesses how the Supreme Court’s stricter approach narrows the scope for capital allowances on preparatory expenditure.

Glyn Edwards

Glyn Edwards (MHA) examines an apparent increase in HMRC strike-out applications and why many are failing to clear the tribunal’s high threshold.

Nigel Watson

Claire Withers

Nigel Watson and Claire Withers (Burges Salmon) consider the extension of EMI option terms to 15 years and the practical implications for plan design, legacy options and compliance.

Jack Prytherch

Yousuf Chughtai

Jack Prytherch and Yousuf Chughtai (Osborne Clarke) assess HMRC’s plans to widen the UTT regime and the practical implications for taxpayers.

Nigel Doran

Lika Jatoeva

Nigel Doran and Lika Jatoeva (Macfarlanes) review HMRC’s updated guidance on deferred remuneration for internationally mobile employees and consider the resulting risks of double taxation and NICs mismatches.

Liesl Fichardt

Emily Au

Liesl Fichardt and Emily Au (Quinn Emanuel) consider the use of AI in tax disputes and the implications for transparency, fairness and taxpayer challenges.

James Camidge

Abhay Srivastava

Abhay Srivastava and James Camidge (Weightmans) explain what the UK CBAM is and how to prepare for the compliance challenge ahead.

Thomas Peet

Rob Sharpe

Rob Sharpe and Thomas Peet (Cleary Gottlieb) examine HMRC’s proposals to require close companies to report all transactions with participators, assessing the likely compliance burden and unintended impact beyond small businesses, particularly for private capital structures.

Emma Rawson OBE

Emma Rawson (ATT) reviews the MTD for Income Tax regulations, highlighting late legislative changes, complex entry and exit rules, quarterly reporting mechanics, and the wide-ranging exemption regime.

Ros Martin

Consultant Ros Martin provides an overview of this year’s Finance Act, including reforms to income tax and inheritance tax, the recast carried interest regime, changes to capital allowances and venture capital schemes, and expanded compliance and anti-avoidance provisions.

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