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In our response, the CIOT welcomed HM Treasury’s Call for Evidence to inform the reform of business rates in England.

Clauses 36 to 38 of the Finance Bill relate to the rules that apply to share for share exchanges and other corporate reorganisations (and collective investment scheme reconstructions), where shareh

Under the current legislation, goods donated by VAT-registered businesses for resale by a charity are zero-rated, whereas goods donated for use by the charity or for onward distribution are usually

The Welsh government’s recent white paper includes both proposed technical changes to the devolved taxes – land transaction tax (LTT) and landfill disposals tax – and changes to the Welsh Revenue A

The concept of what constitutes a trade is a fundamental question in UK tax law, forming the basis of many disputes between taxpayers and HMRC since tax was first levied on profits.

After months of speculation, the UK government’s much-trailed Budget was finally delivered at the end of November.

In my October 2020 article ‘On the way to the forum’, I looked at an unsuccessful judicial review claim reported as R (oao Boulting) v HMRC [2020] EWHC 2207 (Admin).

In September 2025, former England and Liverpool footballer John Barnes was declared bankrupt following a petition by HMRC.

This article concludes our series on the inheritance tax reforms introduced by Finance Act 2025, turning to one of the areas most significantly affected by the shift to a residence-based regime

At the 2024 Budget, the government announced that from 6 April 2027 inheritance tax would be extended to cover most pension death benefits.