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Edd Thompson (Forvis Mazars) explores the Upper Tribunal’s approach to the principle of ‘consistent interpretation’ on the VAT charitable fundraising exemption and considers its potential relevance in the post-Brexit era.
A recent FTT decision has exposed the inadequacies in how the rules deal with third party notices, write Joseph Howard and Tristan Thornton (Chancery Court Tax Chambers).
Mike Lane and Zoe Andrews (Slaughter and May) examine recent tax developments that matter, including the ruling in ScottishPower and HMRC’s draft guidance on the multinational top-up tax and domestic top-up tax.
We are promised a Digital Transformation Roadmap setting out how HMRC will be transformed into a digital-first organisation. Paul Aplin OBE hopes it will herald a more collaborative approach from the department.
This month’s review by Mike Lane and Zoe Andrews (Slaughter and May) covers the decisions in Refinitiv, Syngenta and Cobalt and HMRC’s updated guidance on share exchanges.
Benjamin Craig (Ayming) examines the impact of two recent FTT decisions.
It looks like any tax motivation is becoming fair game, writes Eloise Walker (Pinsent Masons).
Financial institution notices represent a greater power for HMRC, but this does not mean that tax managers’ hands are tied, write David Haworth and Rose Swaffield (Freshfields).
HMRC’s guidance is often of limited value in a taxpayer dispute, and there is an increasing trend of HMRC ‘clarifying’ guidance, sometimes with purported retrospective effect. What then is it good for, ask Sarah Ling and Jack Slater (Macfarlanes).
It is encouraging to see the FTT dealing robustly with situations where HMRC fail to discharge their burden of proof, writes Sophie Rhind (Macfarlanes).
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