In our continuing series on the lifecycle of a transaction, Richard Woolich (DLA Piper) examines the VAT implications of both buying property directly and acquiring the shares of a property-owning company.
Alan Evans CB, HMRC’s General Counsel and Director General of the department’s Legal Group, discusses an often overlooked but crucial part to the running of the tax system.
Alyssa Haggarty and Claire Weeks (Maurice Turnor Gardner) consider the status of the so-called ‘revenue rule’ and the options available to HMRC to seek assistance in the collection of tax abroad.
The Temporary Repatriation Facility could create significant tax savings for some. Alice Pearson (Mercer & Hole) highlights some practical considerations and areas of complexity.
Supplies of management services, economic reality and the application of the Ablessio principle are among the topics covered in this month’s VAT update by Joao Martinho and Gary Barnett (Simmons & Simmons).
Angela Savin and Sinisa Butina (KPMG) examine the basis of the Upper Tribunal’s reasoning in Scatola and the broader ramifications for taxpayers seeking certainty and finality to their SDLT affairs.