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The modernisation of stamp taxes on shares – proceeding as previously proposed?
Blog Post — Tax Blog
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Jenny Doak,
Ellie Marques and
Erica Rees
— June 23, 2025
On 28 April 2025, HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) published a consultation outcome, including a summary of submissions received, in response to its 2023 consultation on the modernisation of the current stamp taxes on shares framework. When launching the consultation two years previously, HMRC outlined a number of proposals, considered in a prior Weil Tax
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A Better Sense of Purpose?
Blog Post — Tax Blog
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Oliver Walker and
Erica Rees
— June 04, 2025
Guidance on the “unallowable purpose” rule within HMRC’s Corporate Finance Manual was updated on 7 May 2025. The changes reflect case law developments, most notably the recent Court of Appeal decisions in each of the BlackRock, Kwik-Fit and JTI cases (the latter two of which have been considered in prior Weil Tax Blogs). The unallowable
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Certainty in uncertain times
Blog Post — Tax Blog
— By
Jenny Doak and
Erica Rees
— June 02, 2025
The Government launched the ‘Advance tax certainty for major projects consultation’ on 26 March 2025. Building upon the existing framework for obtaining tax certainty, the new process – which the Government intends to implement in 2026 – aims to offer greater certainty regarding the UK tax treatment of specific, material aspects of ‘major’ projects for
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In no uncertain terms: the “Advance tax certainty for major projects” consultation
Blog Post — Tax Blog
— By
Jenny Doak and
Erica Rees
— March 28, 2025
At Autumn Budget 2024, the government published a Corporate Tax Roadmap setting out its approach to tax administration, including a commitment to create a stable and predictable tax environment. To that end, HM Treasury launched a consultation on 26 March 2025 – coinciding with Chancellor Rachel Reeves’ Spring Statement – for the development of a
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UK Tax Digest
Blog Post — Tax Blog
— By
Jenny Doak,
Oliver Walker,
Aron Joy,
Eithne Bloice-Sanders and
Erica Rees
— February 18, 2025
Welcome to the latest edition of the UK Tax Digest, a round-up of tax news from the past few months and a look at what’s to come in the corporate tax world for 2025. The big event of 2024 for UK tax practitioners was the delivery of the highly anticipated Autumn Budget by Chancellor
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Firm News & Announcements
- Weil Shortlisted in the Fund Formation Category at The Drawdown Awards in 2023 Firm Announcement — March 21, 2023