WITHHOLDING-TAX

The Upper Tribunal in Hargreaves effectively seeks to import the Indofood concept of beneficial entitlement into domestic law. Dominic Robertson (Slaughter and May) examines the practical uncertainties this creates and questions whether the decision was correctly decided.

Deepesh Upadhyay and Sean Wright (Eversheds Sutherland) review the Upper Tribunal’s decision in Hargreaves which considers withholding tax and interest payments.

When structuring a UK acquisition, there are a myriad of tax issues to consider, as Helena Kanczula (BKL) explains.

The Supreme Court decision in NCL Investments Ltd and the Court of Appeal decision in Skatteforvaltningen are among the recent developments reviewed by Mike Lane and Zoe Andrews (Slaughter and May). 

The Court of Appeal has upheld SKAT’s claims. Philip Baker QC and Dilpreet K. Dhanoa (Field Court Tax Chambers) analyse whether, from a legal and international tax perspective, this was the correct decision. 

The consultation on hedging risks for future share transactions and the FTT decision in Hargreaves are some of the recent developments reviewed by Mike Lane and Zoe Andrews (Slaughter and May).

Dominic Stuttaford and Sofia Casselbrant (Norton Rose Fulbright) consider the FTT’s decision in Hargreaves and its implications for the UK withholding tax regime.

Emily Clark, Elena Rowlands and Ian Zeider (Travers Smith) give an overview of, and their verdict on, the QAHC legislation in the Finance Bill. 

Progress on BEPS 2.0, the EU’s public CBCR directive and plans for a new EU withholding tax system are among recent developments examined by Tim Sarson (KPMG).