Mark Middleditch (Allen & Overy) reviews recent developments affecting the City, including the consultation on interest expense and the corporation tax treatment of fines and related payments made by banks.
Macklin v HMRC concerned where a pension plan was established for the purpose of double tax treaty relief. Jonathan Schwarz (Temple Tax Chambers) considers the case and its implications
Mark Eaton and Alastair Munro suggest that the wording of the draft legislation is too wide and may limit claims to double tax relief in circumstances where that does not appear to be intended
Chris Morgan provides an overview of recent developments, including the CJEU decision in the FII GLO, the measures announced in the Autumn Statement to tackle tax avoidance and evasion, proposed amendments to the Parent-Subsidiary Directive and updates from France, Spain and Germany.