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Sanctions Spotlight Session with Alice Kemp
In this episode of Taxing Matters, we are handing over the podcast baton and introducing our new host Alexis Armitage, Senior Associate in RPC's Tax Disputes Team. We couldn’t think of any better way to say our final goodbyes to the fabulous Alice other than by putting her in the hot seat to discuss the topic of the moment, sanctions.
Read moreA tax on conscience? A moral dilemma for non-residents
In HMRC v A Taxpayer, the Upper Tribunal (UT) considered the meaning of ‘exceptional circumstances’ for the purposes of the statutory residency test (SRT) in FA 2013. In overturning the decision of the First-tier Tribunal, the UT held that moral obligations, specifically the need to care for close relatives, were not exceptional circumstances, creating a potential dilemma for individuals when it comes to managing their tax residency status and their family life.
Read moreTax Bites - September 2023
Welcome to the latest edition of RPC's Tax Bites - providing monthly bite-sized updates from the tax world.
Read moreJudicial developments in recent treaty cases
A spate of recent cases concerning the application of double tax treaties has seen the courts and tribunals striving for common¬sense, policy-driven outcomes.
Read moreCustoms and excise quarterly update - August 2023
Welcome to the August 2023 edition of RPC's Customs and Excise Quarterly Update.
Read moreV@ update - August 2023
Welcome to the August 2023 edition of RPC's V@, an update which provides analysis and news from the VAT world relevant to your business.
Read moreLet's talk VAT security notices with Joshua Carey
One of the things that becomes clear over the course of one's career is that enforcement trends are important for businesses to be aware of. It is important to notice, not just the macro trends like sanctions compliance and fraud enforcement, but also smaller trends; campaigns against particular tax risks and the relegation of certain information gathering powers to relative obscurity.
Read moreHMRC paid over £500,000 to whistleblowers in the past year
Figure has increased, but is just 1.7% of that paid to informants by the IRS in the US HMRC needs to make reporting system more accessible and payments more transparent to encourage more informants against tax fraudsters
Read moreTax Bites - August 2023
Welcome to the latest edition of RPC's Tax Bites - providing monthly bite-sized updates from the tax world.
Read moreV@ update - July 2023
Welcome to the July 2023 edition of RPC's V@, an update which provides analysis and news from the VAT world relevant to your business.
Read moreThe power of language when talking about tax with Kirstie Skates
Have you ever wondered about the language we use when we talk about tax? And does that language influence or betray how we feel about tax as individuals or as a society? It turns out it is a hot topic of discussion.
Read moreTax Bites - July 2023
Welcome to the latest edition of RPC's Tax Bites - providing monthly bite-sized updates from the tax world.
Read moreV@ update - June 2023
Welcome to the June 2023 edition of RPC's V@, a monthly update which provides insightful analysis and news from the VAT world relevant to your business.
Read moreJudicial review: does the Court of Appeal’s decision in Murphy offer taxpayers a glimmer of hope?
Judicial review provides a constitutionally important judicial check on the exercise of statutory powers by public bodies such as HMRC. However, the wide margin of appreciation afforded to public bodies by the courts, coupled with recent reforms to the judicial review process, make it a remedy of last resort that can be difficult for taxpayers to pursue successfully. In overturning the High Court’s refusal of the taxpayers’ judicial review claim, the Court of Appeal in Murphy v HMRC confirmed that HMRC had breached their legitimate expectation as to the application of an extra-statutory concession. While Murphy is unlikely to be the harbinger of a wholesale rebalancing of the judicial review scales in the taxpayer’s favour, it is a welcome step in the right direction.
Read moreLet us in!
Adam Craggs and Michelle Sloane explain what a business should do should HMRC come calling unexpectedly.
Read moreRPC advises Bizet Media in its acquisition of High Wire Post Production
International law firm RPC has advised Bizet Media, the parent company of Milk VFX, in its acquisition of Dublin-based High Wire Post Production.
Read moreWealth Tax & Wealth Inequality- with Dr Ben Tippet
As questions of economic resource allocation push to the forefront of the national consciousness there has been a rise in the number of people calling for either new taxes or wholesale tax reform.
Read moreTax Bites - June 2023
Welcome to the latest edition of RPC's Tax Bites - providing monthly bite-sized updates from the tax world.
Read moreCustoms and excise quarterly update - May 2023
Welcome to the May 2023 edition of RPC's Customs and Excise Quarterly Update.
Read moreV@ update - May 2023
Welcome to the May 2023 edition of RPC's V@, a monthly update which provides insightful analysis and news from the VAT world relevant to your business.
Read moreTax Bites - May 2023
Welcome to the latest edition of RPC's Tax Bites - providing monthly bite-sized updates from the tax world.
Read moreV@ update - April 2023
Welcome to the April 2023 edition of RPC's V@, an update which provides analysis and news from the VAT world relevant to your business.
Read moreTax Bites - April 2023
Welcome to the latest edition of RPC's Tax Bites - providing monthly bite-sized updates from the tax world.
Read moreWomen in Tax Network: Connecting Professionals
Listen to our latest episode of Taxing Matters in which we highlight the award-winning network, Women in Tax, which is helping to develop networking opportunities within the tax world. We are joined by two of its amazing committee members, Chair Tasneem Kadiri and Events Committee Member, Alexis Armitage.
Read moreV@ update - March 2023
Welcome to the March 2023 edition of RPC's V@, an update which provides analysis and news from the VAT world relevant to your business.
Read moreAre you ready for the Economic Crime Levy?
On 28 February 2023, HM Treasury published draft regulations, together with an explanatory memorandum, that revise and make further provision for assessment, payment, collection, and enforcement of the Economic Crime Levy (ECL).
Read moreShifting the dial on ESG
For international women's day we have produced a special episode of our Taxing Matters podcast, in which we discuss macro trends in ESG and gender diversity at work, the meso-level changes within organisations and the micro changes on a personal level talking through trends in ESG. Did we lose momentum during Covid? Do we still have the emphasis in the right places? And what can each of us do to shift the dial?
Read moreTax Bites - March 2023
Welcome to the latest edition of RPC's Tax Bites - providing monthly bite-sized updates from the tax world.
Read moreCorporate tax update – February 2023
Welcome to the latest edition of our Corporate Tax Update, written by members of RPC's tax team.
Read moreCouldn’t careless? Reasonable care and the role of professional advisers
Whilst taking professional advice will usually mean a taxpayer has taken reasonable care, not taking advice does not necessarily mean a taxpayer has been careless.
Read moreV@ update - February 2023
Welcome to the February 2023 edition of RPC's V@, an update which provides analysis and news from the VAT world relevant to your business.
Read moreCustoms and excise quarterly update - February 2023
Welcome to the February 2023 edition of RPC's Customs and Excise Quarterly Update.
Read moreUnravelling the differences between the UK & US tax systems
In this episode of Taxing Matters, we are joined by Alex Jones and Graeme Privett who share their insights and views on how the US and UK are less similar than people might think and how this could lead well-meaning taxpayers into avoidable difficulties.
Read moreTax Bites - February 2023
Welcome to the latest edition of RPC's Tax Bites - providing monthly bite-sized updates from the tax world.
Read moreVictory – but at what cost?
From a review of recent costs decisions handed down by the FTT, it is difficult to escape the conclusion that the FTT can be guilty of inconsistency and results-led reasoning when exercising its jurisdiction in relation to costs orders.
Read moreV@ update - January 2023
Welcome to the January 2023 edition of RPC's V@, an update which provides analysis and news from the VAT world relevant to your business.
Read moreCorporate tax update - January 2023
Welcome to the latest edition of our Corporate Tax Update, written by members of RPC's tax team.
Read moreWitness Familiarisation
In this episode of Taxing Matters, we demystify what is witness familiarisation and what is permitted by the tax tribunals and the courts with Dr Penny Cooper.
Read moreUK Government’s plans to raise as much as £200m a year from seizing crypto assets at risk without proper investment
Plans by the UK Government to seize as much as £200m a year in crypto assets* will be difficult to implement without significant investment in resources to pursue such seizures, says international law firm RPC.
Read moreTax Bites - December 2022
Welcome to the latest edition of RPC's Tax Bites - providing monthly bite-sized updates from the tax world.
Read moreCustoms and excise quarterly update - November 2022
Welcome to the November 2022 edition of RPC's Customs and Excise Quarterly Update. In order to enhance your reading experience, we have adapted the format. We hope you like it
Read moreV@ update - November 2022
Welcome to the November 2022 edition of RPC's V@, an update which provides analysis and news from the VAT world relevant to your business.
Read moreAmount seized in forfeiture orders jumps 77% to £191m in past year
The amount of money seized by UK law enforcement agencies, including His Majesty's Revenue and Customs (HMRC), the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) and the National Crime Agency (NCA), has jumped 77% from £108m to £191m in the last year*, says international law firm RPC.
Read moreTax Bites - November 2022
Welcome to the latest edition of RPC's Tax Bites - providing monthly bite-sized updates from the tax world.
Read moreTribunal allows taxpayer's appeal and confirms its holding in another company constituted a "structural asset"
Tribunal allows taxpayer's appeal and confirms its holding in another insurance company constituted a "structural asset" for the purpose of section 137, Finance Act 2012.
Read moreV@ update - October 2022
Welcome to the October 2022 edition of RPC's V@, an update which provides analysis and news from the VAT world relevant to your business.
Read moreUpper Tribunal agrees with the taxpayer on payments to secure changes to pension arrangements
The Upper Tribunal allowed E.ON's appeal against HMRC's decisions imposing income tax and national insurance contributions to facilitation payments for changes to pension arrangements.
Read moreLack of documentary evidence no bar to proving capital loss claim
Allowing the taxpayers' appeal, the First-tier Tribunal held the Appellant was entitled to claim a capital loss from an earlier tax year to reduce the capital gains tax due on a gain realised by him on the sale of a commercial property because the claim was notified in time, and that inaccuracies in the Appellant's return had not been brought about deliberately.
Read moreHMRC's Ramsay argument fails
HMRC loses capital allowances case as Ramsay argument fails.
Read moreTribunal considers salaried member rules for the first-time and allows taxpayer's appeal in part
Tribunal considers salaried members rules for the first-time allowing taxpayer's appeal in part
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