Are You Winding Me Up?

When HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) encounters an arrangement that it regards as tax avoidance (or ‘unacceptable’ tax planning), the government will often seek to block it by introducing targeted anti-avoidance legislation. Rising from the ashes? For example, a targeted anti-avoidance rule (TAAR) was introduced (in Finance Act 2016) to prevent ‘phoenixism’. In very broad […]

Are You Winding Me Up?

When HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) encounters an arrangement that it regards as tax avoidance (or ‘unacceptable’ tax planning), the government will often seek to block it by introducing targeted anti-avoidance legislation. Rising from the ashes? For example, a targeted anti-avoidance rule (TAAR) was introduced (in Finance Act 2016) to prevent ‘phoenixism’. In very broad […]