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INFORMATION-POWERS


There is nothing wrong with taxpayers insisting on their legal rights when faced with an HMRC information notice, writes barrister Keith Gordon (Temple Tax Chambers). 

Damiano Sogaro and Gideon Sanitt (Macfarlanes) review recent litigation on the tribunal's role in determining domicile issues when considering challenges to an enquiry or to information notices.

Monique van Herksen and Gary Barnett (Simmons & Simmons) examine a recent decision of the CJEU that presents a setback for taxpayers in this developing area of law.
A recent Court of Appeal decision reaffirms HMRC’s right to conduct enquiries on an ‘informal’ premise even where there is no statutory basis, write Kate Ison and Jessica Hocking (Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner).
Helen Adams (BDO) considers the extent to which taxpayers may have a reasonable excuse if they are affected by the coronavirus pandemic and the UK’s lockdown.
Recent decisions reinforce that HMRC is empowered to request information and investigate taxpayers’ positions without using statutory enquiry or information powers, writes Helen Adams (BDO).
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Despite little change in the primary law, HMRC's practice over its information powers is changing due to continued pressure to increase tax yield and demands for data from its international counterparts, as experts at Deloitte explain.
Matthew Fleming and Chris Leigh (KPMG) examine the legal developments that strengthen HMRC’s ability to tackle cross-border non-compliance. 
HMRC is consulting on amending its civil information powers. Dawn Register and Helen Adams (BDO) examine what’s proposed.
 

HMRC is consulting on changes to the powers which it has to obtain documents from third parties, such as banks, when investigating somebody's tax affairs. The proposals have generated much adverse comment in the media because they would remove safeguards which currently exist to prevent HMRC from using its powers indiscriminately.

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