Even by the standards of tax cases, the recent case of BlueCrest Capital Management Cayman Ltd & others v HMRC is a difficult read. However, it is worth persevering with, because HMRC has taken the opportunity to test out a number of theories on partnership taxation, with some fairly alarming results for taxpayers.
Ashley Greenbank (Macfarlanes) reviews the proposals on company distributions, which would amend the transactions in securities rules and introduce a new targeted anti-avoidance rule.