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Tax and the City review for March 2025
Zoe Andrews
Mike Lane
This month’s review by Mike Lane and Zoe Andrews (Slaughter and May)
covers the decisions in
Lloyds Asset Leasing
and
Royal Bank of Canada
, as well
as HMRC’s plans to update guidance on the salaried member rules.
RBC: from the island of literal interpretation to the continental shelf
Kyle Rainsford
Victoria Hine
RBC
reopens some old
Ramsay
uncertainties. Victoria Hine and
Kyle Rainsford (Addleshaw Goddard) attempt to chart a course through.
Findings of fact are stubborn things: A Taxpayer v HMRC
Catrin Harrison
Dominic Lawrance
Dominic Lawrance and Catrin Harrison (Charles Russell Speechlys)
consider the implications of the Court of Appeal judgment.
A ‘significant’ change in approach? Reflections on the Court of Appeal’s decision in BlueCrest
David Haworth
David Haughey
David Haworth and David Haughey (Freshfields) examine the implications of the Court of Appeal’s decision for businesses which are potentially within the scope of the UK’s salaried member rules.
Tax, memory and the written record: revisiting Gestmin
Gerald Montagu
Elmira Jazottes
Gerald Montagu and Elmira Jazottes (Gide Loyrette Nouel) consider the importance of the evolving science of memory in tax.
Rebel without a causal link: HMRC’s position on proving carelessness
Sophie Rhind
Victoria Braid
Mainpay
should end any suggestion by HMRC that they can score a ‘knockout’ by identifying an area of carelessness, write Sophie Rhind and Victoria Braid (Macfarlanes).
Contentious tax quarterly: Autumn 2024
Harry Smith
Adam Craggs
There has been a steady rise in disputes concerning IHT and SDLT, report
Adam Craggs and Harry Smith (RPC).
Estoppel in a tax context
Jake Landman
Abigail McGregor
Jake Landman and Abigail McGregor (Pinsent Masons) explain how
estoppel has recently been used in tax cases by HMRC and also by taxpayers.
A capital blow for deducting management expenses
Kyle O'Sullivan
The Supreme Court has delivered its judgment in
Centrica Overseas Holdings
.
Kyle O’Sullivan (BCLP) reviews the case and its implications.
The Court of Appeal favours form over function in GE Financial
Kyle Rainsford
In
GE Financial Investments
, the Upper Tribunal favoured the functional
interpretation while the Court of Appeal favoured the territorial, writes
Kyle Rainsford (Addleshaw Goddard).
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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
NEWS
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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
HMRC manual changes: 28 March 2025
CASES
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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
IN BRIEF
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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?
MOST READ
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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
HMRC manual changes: 21 March 2025