Weil Tax BLOG - Feed https://tax.weil.com/category/uk-tax/uk-perspectives-review-of-legal-issues-and-trends/ Views and developments from the Tax Department at Weil Fri, 24 Apr 2026 11:53:35 +0000 hourly 1 Consultation on combatting tax avoidance: stop and go https://tax.weil.com/insights/consultation-on-combatting-tax-avoidance-stop-and-go/ Fri, 02 Jun 2023 16:03:53 +0000 Oliver Walker Erica Rees https://tax.weil.com/?p=1901 As announced in Spring Budget 2023, the government is considering further measures to combat tax avoidance (see News brief “Spring Budget 2023: enterprise, everywhere, all at once”, www.practicallaw.com/w-038-9571). True to its word, on 27 April 2023, it launched a consultation on tougher consequences for promoters of tax avoidance, which includes two key proposals: The government

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]]> As announced in Spring Budget 2023, the government is considering further measures to combat tax avoidance (see News brief “Spring Budget 2023: enterprise, everywhere, all at once”, www.practicallaw.com/w-038-9571). True to its word, on 27 April 2023, it launched a consultation on tougher consequences for promoters of tax avoidance, which includes two key proposals: The government

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]]> Perspectives: A Review of Current Legal Issues and Trends Looking Ahead to 2017 https://tax.weil.com/uk-tax/straight-to-the-point/perspectives-a-review-of-current-legal-issues-and-trends-looking-ahead-to-2017/ Thu, 27 Oct 2016 13:39:57 +0000 Oliver Walker http://tax.weil.com/?p=468 Although the EU referendum, and the various (tax and non-tax) implications for business arising out of the UK’s decision to leave the EU, has somewhat dominated the news for much of this year, another important development which has garnered rather less attention has been the proliferation of proposed changes to the domestic tax code. While

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]]> Although the EU referendum, and the various (tax and non-tax) implications for business arising out of the UK’s decision to leave the EU, has somewhat dominated the news for much of this year, another important development which has garnered rather less attention has been the proliferation of proposed changes to the domestic tax code. While

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]]> Perspectives: A Review of Current Legal Issues and Trends Autumn/Winter 2015-2016 https://tax.weil.com/uk-tax/straight-to-the-point/perspectives-a-review-of-current-legal-issues-and-trends-autumn-winter-2015-2016/ Tue, 27 Sep 2016 13:49:35 +0000 Oliver Walker http://tax.weil.com/?p=467 Tax planning has never been so newsworthy. The media spotlight has recently shone brightly on tax-related arrangements that historically may not have attracted any attention at all. Concurrently, measures being taken by the authorities to counter some of those strategies, including the OECD’s “Base Erosion and Profit Shifting” proposals, are resulting in substantive changes to

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]]> Tax planning has never been so newsworthy. The media spotlight has recently shone brightly on tax-related arrangements that historically may not have attracted any attention at all. Concurrently, measures being taken by the authorities to counter some of those strategies, including the OECD’s “Base Erosion and Profit Shifting” proposals, are resulting in substantive changes to

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]]> Perspectives: A Review of Current Legal Issues and Trends Spring/Summer 2015 https://tax.weil.com/uk-tax/straight-to-the-point/perspectives-a-review-of-current-legal-issues-and-trends-spring-summer-2015/ Sun, 06 Sep 2015 14:02:25 +0000 Oliver Walker http://tax.weil.com/?p=455 It was Vince Cable who, at the 2009 Liberal Democrat party conference, first proposed a “mansion tax” on owners of residential properties. Despite drawing much criticism — even among Liberal Democrat MPs — the policy made it into the party’s manifesto for the 2010 general election. The proposal was for an annual levy on that

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]]> It was Vince Cable who, at the 2009 Liberal Democrat party conference, first proposed a “mansion tax” on owners of residential properties. Despite drawing much criticism — even among Liberal Democrat MPs — the policy made it into the party’s manifesto for the 2010 general election. The proposal was for an annual levy on that

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]]> Perspectives: A Review of Current Legal Issues and Trends and Looking Ahead to 2015 https://tax.weil.com/uk-tax/us/perspectives-a-review-of-current-legal-issues-and-trends-and-looking-ahead-to-2015/ Sat, 27 Sep 2014 14:06:55 +0000 Oliver Walker http://tax.weil.com/?p=556 On 23 September 2014, the IRS published a Notice announcing new rules designed to restrict the availability of certain US tax benefits which are sometimes obtained by US companies that have undergone an “inversion”. According to the US Treasury, the new rules “will significantly diminish the ability of inverted companies to escape US tax” and,

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]]> On 23 September 2014, the IRS published a Notice announcing new rules designed to restrict the availability of certain US tax benefits which are sometimes obtained by US companies that have undergone an “inversion”. According to the US Treasury, the new rules “will significantly diminish the ability of inverted companies to escape US tax” and,

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]]> Perspectives: A Review of Current Legal Issues and Trends Spring 2014 https://tax.weil.com/uk-tax/straight-to-the-point/perspectives-a-review-of-current-legal-issues-and-trends-spring-2014/ Thu, 06 Mar 2014 14:11:37 +0000 Oliver Walker http://tax.weil.com/?p=441 Employees give up certain employment rights in return for fully paid-up shares in their employer company or its parent company worth at least £2,000 (valued on acquisition). The first £50,000 worth of shares (valued on acquisition) is exempt from capital gains tax on sale, regardless of how much is actually received by the employee. The

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]]> Employees give up certain employment rights in return for fully paid-up shares in their employer company or its parent company worth at least £2,000 (valued on acquisition). The first £50,000 worth of shares (valued on acquisition) is exempt from capital gains tax on sale, regardless of how much is actually received by the employee. The

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