Market leading insight for tax experts
Subscribe
Home
Saved articles
Viewed articles
Login
Logout
E-newsletter
Advertise
About us
Help
View online issue
BROWSE BY TOPIC
Corporate Taxes
Compliance
Corporation tax
DPT
Groups
Transactional tax
Employment taxes
Employment taxes
Termination payments
Indirect Taxes
Customs & Excise duties
Environmental taxes
IPT
VAT
International Taxes
BEPS
CFCs
Cross border
Double tax relief
Foreign profits
Residence
Transfer pricing
UK competitiveness
Withholding taxes
Private Business Taxes
OMBs
Partnerships
Private Client Taxes
CGT
IHT
Pensions & investments
Trusts & estates
Real Estate Taxes
Property taxes
REITs
Stamp Taxes
SDLT
SDRT
Tax policy & administration
Anti-avoidance
Appeals
Brexit
Compliance
HMRC Powers
Investigations
Litigation
Tax policy
Tax risk
NEWS
CASES
IN BRIEF
ANALYSIS
ONE MINUTE WITH
PEOPLE & FIRMS
TRACKERS
AUTHORS
ISSUE ARCHIVE
BROWSE BY TOPIC
Corporate taxes
Compliance
Corporation tax
DPT
Groups
Transactional tax
Employment taxes
Employment taxes
Termination payments
Indirect taxes
Customs & Excise duties
Environmental taxes
IPT
VAT
International taxes
BEPS
CFCs
Cross border
Double tax relief
Foreign profits
Residence
Transfer pricing
UK competitiveness
Withholding taxes
Private business taxes
OMBs
Partnerships
Private client taxes
CGT
IHT
Pensions & investments
Trusts & estates
Real estate taxes
Property taxes
REITs
Stamp taxes
SDLT
SDRT
Tax policy & administration
Anti-avoidance
Appeals
Brexit
Compliance
HMRC Powers
Investigations
Litigation
Tax policy
Tax risk
Subscribe
Home
Saved articles
Viewed articles
View virtual issue
View online issue
Login
Logout
E-newsletter
Advertise
About us
Help
News
Cases
In brief
Analysis
One Minute With
People & Firms
Trackers
Authors
Issue Archive
SEARCH
Home
Tax policy
Home
Tax policy
TAX POLICY
The VAT review for March 2025
Jo Crookshank
Gary Barnett
Jo Crookshank and Gary Barnett (Simmons & Simmons) review two
decisions on input VAT recovery on a supply of land and student union
catering from a bar, and the consultation on UK e-invoicing.
Import VAT and non-owners
Andrew Clarke
Mark Simm
Mark Simm and Andrew Clarke (Deloitte) assess the impact of HMRC’s strict ‘owner only’ stance on recovery of UK import VAT.
International review for February 2025
Tim Sarson
This month’s review by Tim Sarson (KPMG) includes insight on the latest
developments from the US Administration and the European Community.
Introducing CenTax: a new tax research centre
Arun Advani
Andy Summers
Arun Advani and Andy Summers (CenTax) explain how engagement with tax professionals is key to CenTax’s mission, and they outline three principles that will guide its work.
AI in tax administration: current applications and future trends
David Hadwick
Recent scandals highlight the tension between AI and the fundamental rights
of taxpayers, writes David Hadwick (University of Antwerp).
Buckle up your seatbelts: why 2025 will be a bumpy ride for US tax policy
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).
Fixing the wrong problem? The need to tackle shadow advisers
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.
HMRC’s defeats on subsidised and contracted out R&D
Benjamin Craig
Benjamin Craig (Ayming) examines the impact of two recent FTT decisions.
2024: that was the year that was
Jemma Dick
Don’t worry if you spent most of the year in a virtual queue trying to get Taylor Swift and Oasis tickets. Read Jemma Dick’s article for all you need to know about what happened in the world of tax in 2024.
Avoiding avoidance
Graham Webber
Graham Webber (WTT Consulting) explains why a more radical approach is
needed to tackling unacceptable avoidance.
Go to page
of
201
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
NEWS
Read all
Staggered roll-out for mandatory tax adviser registration
Consultation on proposed UK corporate re-domiciliation regime
Cryptoassets taxation: stablecoins
Administrative change to CIR rules
NIC regs mirror tax changes
CASES
Read all
HMRC v Colchester Institute Corporation
HMRC v Boehringer Ingelheim Ltd
R (oao Rokos) v HMRC
Other cases that caught our eye: 10 April 2026
HMRC v C Brzezicki
IN BRIEF
Read all
Exceptional circumstances – but which way?
Tax agent registration and financial services
Provisions
New SDLT burden for private renters
Transactions in Securities counteraction notices
MOST READ
Read all
J Hosking v HMRC
Consultation tracker
L Rowland & Co (Retail) Ltd v HMRC
Case watch
Staggered roll-out for mandatory tax adviser registration