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In yet another IR35 case, a tribunal considers the procedural validity of the determinations under which HMRC sought to collect the tax.
The loan charge has driven a coach and horses through the statutory safeguards, writes barrister Keith Gordon (Temple Tax Chambers). 
Recent decisions reinforce that HMRC is empowered to request information and investigate taxpayers’ positions without using statutory enquiry or information powers, writes Helen Adams (BDO).

Despite the review being an important event, it appears to be very much business as usual at HMRC.

Paul Aplin OBE (A C Mole & Sons) welcomes proposals for a new professional standards committee.
Gideon Sanitt (Macfarlanes) examines the decision in Ingenious that provides some guidance as to how courts might determine whether there is a genuine commercial trading arrangement with a view to profit.
The UK has published draft regulations adopting an EU directive that promises faster resolution of double taxation disputes between member states.

In this quarterly review, Adam Craggs and Michelle Sloane (RPC) consider HMRC’s increasing propensity to seek the production of documents from accountants and other professional advisers, HMRC’s new policy of challenging taxpayers’ loan relationships, and the increase in the number of domicile enquiries launched by HMRC. 

David Pett (Temple Tax Chambers) argues that outstanding loan charges should be pursued both as a matter of law and social policy.

Matthew Hodkin and Susie Brain (Norton Rose Fulbright) consider HMRC's proposed approach to implementation and how reporting is likely to work within the context of the UK tax system. 

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