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Views on recent developments in tax.

A recent case highlights the difficulties that can arise when the recipient of value from a company is a shareholder.
On 12 July 2023, the OECD/G20 Inclusive Framework on BEPS (OECD inclusive framework) published an outcome statement on nexus and profit allocation challenges (Pillar One) and global minimum tax rules (Pillar Two). The statement has been agreed by 138...
A recent case involving a foreign national illustrates how difficult it usually is to overturn a Sch 36 notice.
The problem with not taxing when exiting a DeFi position is that it only works if the tokens returned are of the same type and quantity.
The recent case of Horder shows how tough the security for tax provisions can be.
Has the UK just reintroduced its 1.5% stamp duty charge on share issues?
It would be a mistake to treat DeFi rewards as income and to apply repo-like rules, as HMRC proposes, because the quantity and composition of assets redeemed could be different to those originally added to the DeFi position.
The government proposed welcome simplifications aligning the UK’s rules more closely with OECD standard.
HMRC takes a firm stance on ‘uninhabitable dwellings’.
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