The UK’s approach to sovereign immunity from direct taxes
Sovereign immunity refers to the principle that foreign governments and heads of state have exemption from liability to UK direct taxes.
Sovereign immunity refers to the principle that foreign governments and heads of state have exemption from liability to UK direct taxes.
Each year, the House of Commons Public Accounts Committee (PAC) holds a short inquiry into HMRC’s Annual Report and Accounts (tinyurl.com/HMRC22), consisting
The Construction Industry Scheme (CIS) is a tax withholding and reporting regime that applies to payments from contractors to subcontractors, made under contracts which include construction operati
Land Remediation Relief (LRR) is available for the remediation of derelict land provided certain conditions are satisfied, including that the land has been derelict throughout the period beginning
The CIOT has responded to the consultation on the draft The Stamp Duty Land Tax (Service of Documents) Regulations 2022 (tinyurl.com/4r4cnwrc).
Contracts for the sale of interests in land commonly provide for completion by the payment by the purchaser of the outstanding consideration and the transfer by the vendor of the land interest
In October 2021, the OECD/G20 Inclusive Framework on BEPS reached an agreement on a two-pillar solution to reform the international tax framework in response to the challenges of digitalisation.
The purpose of this article is to highlight three areas ripe for review in relation to the Construction Industry Scheme (CIS).
The Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities and HM Treasury have consulted on the technical detail of the government’s proposed changes to business rates following the conclusion of th