Judith Freedman (Oxford University Centre for Business Taxation) discusses how the faith of the public, politicians, media, taxpayers and advisers can be restored in HMRC.
Adam Craggs and Alexis Armitage (RPC) consider the new proposed legislation, which will enable partial closure notices to be issued in respect of a discrete issue, while other issues remain under enquiry by HMRC.
Katie Stephen and Angela Savin (Norton Rose Fulbright) review a recent judgment on legal advice privilege and its relevance to HMRC information requests.
Peter Dylewski and Philippe Gamito (KPMG) examine the CJEU judgment in MVM and the need for taxpayers to take practical steps to ensure they mitigate potential VAT costs on acquisitions.
Rupert Shiers and Graham Poole (Hogan Lovells) review the likely areas for disputes in the coming year.
Heather Self (Pinsent Masons) looks at the possible implications of the way this brings into effect a key recommendation from the BEPS Action 6 report.