Commenting on the controversial measures to tackle mass marketed avoidance that are going through Parliament, Jason Collins writes that affected taxpayers need to consider their options, including any grounds for challenge.
Andrew Goldstone and Victoria Turner review recent developments in the private client sphere
BKL Tax looks at the case of Horner, where the taxpayer sought damages from the promoters of a failed tax avoidance scheme
Advisers offering unsolicited tax advice can assume a duty of care. Stephen Smith reviews the Mehjoo decision regarding the limits of implied duties
Peter Vaines believes that the Court of Appeal has reached the right decision in the Mehjoo case.
HMRC ‘is up for a fight’, says James Bullock.
Pinsent Masons reports
Jackie Wheaton answers a query on the tax treatment of legal costs of an out of court settlement.
Gareth Miles and Richard Jeens consider two recent developments that may affect how taxpayers with apparently similar disputes to others decide what course of action to take
Liesl Fichardt reports on findings from a recent survey examining industry views on the competitiveness of the UK tax regime, reputational risk, disputes and HMRC practices