The Labour Party is considering including in its manifesto proposals to extend UK stamp taxes to a wide range of financial instruments.
Despite the review being an important event, it appears to be very much business as usual at HMRC.
In this quarterly review, Adam Craggs and Michelle Sloane (RPC) consider HMRC’s increasing propensity to seek the production of documents from accountants and other professional advisers, HMRC’s new policy of challenging taxpayers’ loan relationships, and the increase in the number of domicile enquiries launched by HMRC.
It seems unlikely, writes Heather Self (Blick Rothenberg).