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Nick Skerrett and Heather Rowlands (Simmons & Simmons) discuss a landfill tax decision that is of wider interest as an example of HMRC rowing back on published guidance to minimise exposure to claims.
Despite its critics, the COP 9 process appears to be here to stay. Sarah Stenton and Lisa Vanderheide (Stewarts) provide practical insights for advisers.

Something of a game changer?

HMRC is ‘less willing’ to offer plea bargains to UK taxpayers.
Hugh Gunson (Charles Russell Speechlys) explains where things stand.

This year has seen an increasing compliance burden for companies, an expansion of HMRC powers and a reminder of the important role of the courts, write Kate Ison and Jessica Hocking (Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner).

Ami Jack (Smith & Williamson) sets out a guide to the main political parties’ tax proposals in the run-up to the general election.
The government intends to change the law retrospectively to make it clear that HMRC can use automated processes to issue notices to file returns and to issue penalties, report Catherine Robins and Steven Porter (Pinsent Masons).
The Court of Appeal's recent decision appears to set a high bar for establishing an unlawful breach of a taxpayer’s legitimate expectation, write Robert Waterson and Constantine Christofi (RPC).
In every enquiry into a business, HMRC will seek to subject the accounting records to data interrogation. Tony Monger (Mazars) explains what HMRC is looking for.
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