Want to keep up with the latest developments in UK, EU and international tax? Tax News is a monthly series hosted by London-based tax lawyers Tanja Velling and Zoe Andrews, focussing on issues relevant to large UK and multinational businesses.
In this month's episode, Tax associate Stephanie Mullins joins Zoe Andrews to discuss:
Key cases: Recent decisions on SDLT overpayment relief in Candy, the capital allowances purpose test in Perenco, the limits of the Ramsay principle in Elborne, and the interpretation of the UK-Isle of Man Double Tax Treaty.
UK developments: Our pick of the L-Day developments, together with new or updated HMRC guidance on transfer pricing compliance, VAT on fund management services, the Reserved Investor Fund and anti-avoidance information notices.
International spotlight: The draft UN Framework Convention on International Tax Cooperation and its protocols on cross-border services and tax dispute resolution.
16 Jul 2026
Tax News: July 2026
The latest edition of Slaughter and May's Tax News podcast (July 2026) is out now, hosted by Zoe Andrews (Head of Tax Knowledge) and Tax associate Amy Motherwell.
The podcast covers several developments that may be relevant to you including:
Key cases: The Supreme Court's decision in HFFX on the limits of purposive construction and the charge to miscellaneous income; the Upper Tribunal's decision in Barclays Services Corporation upholding the FTT's finding that a US company's UK branch lacked sufficient resources to constitute a fixed establishment for VAT grouping purposes; and the Upper Tribunal's decision in Swiss Centre on when payments qualify for deductions under the loan relationship regime.
UK developments: HMRC's consultation on reducing the high effective tax rates faced by UK-resident individual members of US LLCs and other reverse hybrid entities; the surprise consultation on modernising the distributions framework covering share buybacks, demergers, returns of capital and transactions in securities; and HMRC's Transformation Roadmap progress update including new third-party data reporting obligations and plans to improve digital services.
International spotlight: The European Commission's tax simplification package comprising a Direct Taxation Omnibus Directive amending six existing EU tax directives and a DAC recast consolidating all administrative cooperation rules into a single instrument — with adoption of the DAC recast potentially achievable by end of 2026.
21 May 2026
Tax News: May 2026
For this month’s edition, Gabrielle Pereira and Alex Dustan join Zoe Andrew to discuss:
Supreme Court's Gunfleet Sands decision: A restrictive ruling on capital allowances for predevelopment costs
Electricity Generator Levy: Increase from 45% to 55% from July 2026, with voluntary fixed-price contracts
Court of Appeal in Burlington : Important clarification of treaty purpose tests, with global implications for the principal purpose test
Court of Appeal in MR Currell : The purpose of a payment does not determine its legal character
VAT classification of Mega Marshmallows (Innovative Bites ): They're zero-rated food, not confectionery
Inbound redomiciliation consultation: Proposals to allow foreign companies to move their place of incorporation to the UK
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