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Elborne: trusting that the loan will be deducted
Anthony Nixon
Anthony Nixon (Paris Smith) examines the first judicial ruling to accept that the double trust home loan scheme works to save inheritance tax.
The executors of L Elborne deceased and others v HMRC
Upper Tribunal finds home loan scheme effective.
Other cases that caught our eye: 7 February 2025
Employee loan arrangements: FS Capital Ltd and others v A Adams and others [2025] EWCA Civ 53 (28 January) is yet another twist in the long saga of employee loan arrangements and their resolution. It is not a tax case as such but will be of interest...
A new chapter in the unallowable purpose tale: the FTT’s decision in Syngenta
Tanja Velling
Tanja Velling (Slaughter and May) reviews a significant FTT decision in
which the taxpayers were denied interest deductions on a loan created in an
intra-group reorganisation under the unallowable purpose rule.
S Sangha v HMRC
FTT varies information notice.
Tax and the City review for November 2023
Zoe Andrews
Mike Lane
Target Group
,
Vermilion
and changes to HMRC’s guidance on the double tax
treaty passport scheme are among the developments examined by Mike Lane
and Zoe Andrews (Slaughter and May).
Withholding tax: Hargreave-ances
Sean Wright
Deepesh Upadhyay
Deepesh Upadhyay and Sean Wright (Eversheds Sutherland) review the Upper Tribunal’s decision in Hargreaves which considers withholding tax and interest payments.
How to handle unallowable purposes enquiries
Helen Buchanan
Sarah Bond
Helen Buchanan and Sarah Bond (Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer) share
their experience of the approach HMRC is taking to unallowable purposes
enquiries, in particular under CTA 2009 s 441.
Investment into and expansion within the UK: acquisition planning
Helena Kanczula
When structuring a UK acquisition, there are a myriad of tax issues to
consider, as Helena Kanczula (BKL) explains.
Taxation of loan transfers
David Southern QC
David Southern QC (Field Court Tax Chambers) provides a guide to the tax consequences of loan transfers.
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EDITOR'S PICK
RBC: from the island of literal interpretation to the continental shelf
Victoria Hine
,
Kyle Rainsford
1 /7
Cross-border group relief: Lloyds tripped up by the ‘main purpose’ hurdle
Gerald Montagu
2 /7
Helping vulnerable individuals: a guide for tax professionals
Chris Holmes
,
Dawn Register
3 /7
A ‘significant’ change in approach? Reflections on the Court of Appeal’s decision in BlueCrest
David Haworth
,
David Haughey
4 /7
ScottishPower and the limits of von Glehn
Rupert Shiers
,
Suzanne Hill
5 /7
Enhancing UK tax policy: how to stimulate business investment and economic growth
Donald Simpson
6 /7
Buckle up your seatbelts: why 2025 will be a bumpy ride for US tax policy
Donald L Korb
,
Andrew Solomon
7 /7
RBC: from the island of literal interpretation to the continental shelf
Victoria Hine
,
Kyle Rainsford
Cross-border group relief: Lloyds tripped up by the ‘main purpose’ hurdle
Gerald Montagu
Helping vulnerable individuals: a guide for tax professionals
Chris Holmes
,
Dawn Register
A ‘significant’ change in approach? Reflections on the Court of Appeal’s decision in BlueCrest
David Haworth
,
David Haughey
ScottishPower and the limits of von Glehn
Rupert Shiers
,
Suzanne Hill
Enhancing UK tax policy: how to stimulate business investment and economic growth
Donald Simpson
Buckle up your seatbelts: why 2025 will be a bumpy ride for US tax policy
Donald L Korb
,
Andrew Solomon
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HMRC closing in on tax avoidance (again)
Finance Act 2025 enacted
MPs press ahead with NICs increases
ATED chargeable amounts increased
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HMRC v Innovative Bites Ltd and another
PD & MJ Ltd v HMRC
LR R&D LLP v HMRC
Other cases that caught our eye: 28 March 2025
Orsted West of Duddon Sands (UK) Ltd and others v HMRC
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Excluded property trusts and 6 April 2025
IR35, staffing companies and the small company threshold
Country-by-country reporting goes public
When is 20% not 20%?
Are multiple trusts still a viable IHT planning strategy?
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Orsted West of Duddon Sands (UK) Ltd and others v HMRC
Concerns remain over Making Tax Digital
HMRC closing in on tax avoidance (again)
V Louwman v HMRC
B Lynch v HMRC