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Slaughter and May 69 Episodes Jul 16, 2026

Tax News is a monthly podcast series hosted by London-based tax lawyers Tanja Velling and Zoe Andrews. It covers the latest developments in UK, EU, and international tax law, focusing on issues relevant to large UK and multinational businesses. Each episode provides concise updates and analysis on tax policy changes, case law, and regulatory developments.

Episodes

Tax News: July 2026
Tax News: July 2026 Jul 16, 2026 1657 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
Tax News: May 2026
Tax News: May 2026 May 21, 2026 1534 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 im
Tax News: March 2026
Tax News: March 2026 Mar 19, 2026 1589 For this month’s edition, Ed Milliner joins Zoe Andrews to discuss three cases: Sintra (CA) – burden of proof in tax penalty appeals, Lycamobile (UT) – VAT on bundle plans (and two perfect quotes about VAT…), and Muller (CA) – how the partnership notional company fiction interacts with the intangible fixed assets rules. The podcast then covers various UK tax developments including: tax adviser reg
Tax News: January 2026
Tax News: January 2026 Jan 29, 2026 1777 For this month’s edition, Jamshed Bilimoria joins Zoe Andrews to discuss three cases: Hotel La Tour (Supreme Court judgment on input VAT recovery on deal fees), Tower One St George Wharf (Court of Appeal decision on SDLT and anti‑avoidance) and Font (High Court decision on judicial review in MAP dispute).   The podcast then covers aspects of the Autumn Budget and Finance Bill including: mandatory
Tax News: November 2025
Tax News: November 2025 Nov 21, 2025 1314 For this month’s edition, Alex Sim joined Zoe Andrews to discuss three cases of the FTT: Dialog (the tax treatment of break fees), Boulting (purchase of own shares was not a distribution) and Ferrero (the VAT treatment of Nutella biscuits).    The podcast then covers HMRC’s campaign on management expenses and HMRC’s policy (set out in Revenue & Customs Brief 6 (2025)) on VAT deduction on insur
Tax News: October 2025
Tax News: October 2025 Oct 9, 2025 1511 Sarah Osprey joined Zoe Andrews and Tanja Velling to discuss trends in HMRC enquiries and the use of criminal investigation powers in a tax context. The podcast then covers the Supreme Court’s decision in Prudential Assurance on the interaction between the VAT grouping and time of supply rules, and the CJEU’s decision in Arcomet Towercranes that transfer pricing adjustments can trigger VAT liabili
Tax News: September 2025
Tax News: September 2025 Sep 4, 2025 1619 Sarah Osprey joined Zoe Andrews and Tanja Velling to talk about tax disputes and our exciting new project in this area. The podcast further covers three decisions of the First-tier Tribunal: Currys Retail on the capital gains tax degrouping charge Millennium Cash & Carry, the first case on the so-called “sugar tax” which highlights the limits of statutory construction Motorplus on VAT recover
Tax News: July 2025
Tax News: July 2025 Jul 31, 2025 1608 Zoe Andrews and Tanja Velling discuss the following recent cases: Dolphin Drilling: the Supreme Court’s decision on the meaning of “incidental” should not be read as having wider application beyond the oil contractor regime Haworth (Court of Appeal) applying the place of effect management test to a trust in the context of a “round the world” capital gains tax scheme Marlborough DP (Court of Appea
Tax News: The One Big Beautiful Bill
Tax News: The One Big Beautiful Bill Jun 27, 2025 1792 Zoe Andrews and Tanja Velling are joined by Arvind Ravichandran, Tax Partner at Cravath, to discuss the impact the proposed section 899 could have on US capital markets if enacted but how it is unlikely to be a big issue in practice. They cover: The purpose and potential withdrawal from the Bill of Section 899, a proposed tax on foreign investors, in response to global tax developments How change
Tax News: June 2025
Tax News: June 2025 Jun 5, 2025 1593 Zoe Andrews and Tanja Velling discuss the Upper Tribunal’s decisions in Walkers Snack Foods on the VAT classification of “Sensations Poppadoms” and Rettig Heating Group, the judicial review of HMRC’s refusal of a late claim to set off a non-trading loan relationship deficit. They then discuss the Court of Appeal’s decision in Beard on the meaning of “dividends of a capital nature”. The podcast als
Tax News: May 2025
Tax News: May 2025 May 1, 2025 1466 Zoe Andrews and Tanja Velling discuss the First-tier Tribunal’s decisions in: Candy giving overpayment relief for an SDLT charge on the substantial performance of a contract that was later cancelled Refinitiv on the taxpayer’s successful application for a direction to issue closure notices Vaccine Research Limited Partnership where purposive construction was used to look at transactions in the ro
Tax News: April 2025
Tax News: April 2025 Apr 3, 2025 1656 Partner Alex Dustan from our Infrastructure and Energy team joined the April 2025 edition of our Tax News podcast to discuss the consultation on a “new permanent mechanism…to respond to future oil and gas price shocks” once the Energy Profits Levy ends, and the Court of Appeal’s decision in Gunfleet Sands on tax relief for pre-development costs. Zoe Andrews and Tanja Velling discuss the consultati

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