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In praise of cooperation

Very nice to go to the VAT Practitioners’ Group presidential reception in the Old Hall in Lincoln’s Inn.

Technology sometimes has a way of making you wonder whether anything ever changes, for all that it seems to change radically.

Many readers will have met clients who would have a valid income tax repayment claim except that they are out of time. Well, it seems that the Higgs case could provide a way forward.

Did I tell you that I love budgets? I like the sense of theatre about them.

With the run-up to the general election we have produced a summary of the tax policies of seven of the main politica

Ideas come, and ideas go.

Many readers will have attended branch events (the events for March are on page 52) or read articles in Tax Adviser that resulted in a Eureka! moment of ‘I’ve got a case just like this’.

At a recent professional dinner, the conversation was all about the difficulties young people can face in deciding on a career.

I’m writing this article at the end of another week full of political and media stories on tax avoidance and tax evasion.

It’s hard to believe that capital gains tax (CGT) turns 50 in April 2015.