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Tax hub. Topics covered include business tax, devolved taxes, employment tax, personal tax, stamp duty land tax, tax compliance, and VAT.
Tax rates and treaties
The ICAEW Library subscribes to IBFD, a specialist cross-border tax database. It provides current and historic tax rates, detailed tax guides, and tax treaties for hundreds of jurisdictions around the world.
United Kingdom – Country Key Features
Tables summarising direct taxation of companies and individuals, VAT or GST, and other taxes.
United Kingdom – Treaty Withholding Rates Table
Table showing maximum tax rates on dividends, interest, and royalties under the treaties in force.
Treaties
Full text of tax treaties between the United Kingdom and other territories. Includes information on each treaty’s status, signed date, effective date, and in force date.
Tax Treaty Case Law
Collection of tax treaty legal cases with key facts, summaries, and court decisions.
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Tax guides
The ICAEW Library subscribes to IBFD, a specialist cross-border tax database. It provides current and historic tax rates, detailed tax guides, and tax treaties for hundreds of jurisdictions around the world.
United Kingdom – Individual Taxation
Guide covering income tax (including employment, investment, and capital gains), social security contributions, taxes on capital, inheritance and gift taxes, value added tax, and taxation of resident, expatriate and non-resident individuals.
United Kingdom – Corporate Taxation
Guide covering corporate income tax, taxes on payroll, taxes on capital, shareholders and directors, international and non-resident companies, group taxation, restructuring and liquidation, anti-avoidance, special activities and entities, and value added tax.
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The ICAEW Library & Information Service provides full text access to a selection of key business and reference eBooks from leading publishers. eBooks are available to logged-in ICAEW members, ACA students and other entitled users. If you are unable to access an eBook, please see our Help and support advice or contact library@icaew.com.
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Tax treaty case law around the globe 2024
This book covers the 36 most important tax treaty cases that were decided around the world in 2023, examining how courts applied and interpreted double tax conventions.
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European tax handbook 2023
Surveys the tax systems of 49 European countries and jurisdictions, with individual chapters on each.
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Telegraph Tax Guide 2023
Covers everything you need to know about completing a self-assessment tax return for the 2022/23 financial year.
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UK tax system: an introduction, The (4th edition)
Guide to the UK tax system for tax practitioners and students.
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Taxation: Finance Act 2019
The main aim of this book is to describe the UK taxation system in sufficient depth and with sufficient clarity to meet the needs of those undertaking a first course of study in taxation.
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What everyone needs to know about tax
A straightforward explanation of tax and the policy behind it for non-specialists, with coverage of recent controversies and illustrative case studies.
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Private client practice: an expert guide
Broken into a series of direct and insightful articles from a broad range of legal and financial experts in the private client sphere, the guide outlines the most important legislative and case law developments and considers their practical impact. Articles also address some of some tricky and related areas that private client solicitors should know about, such as investment strategies, farming law, and litigation.
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Hot topics in financial and legal matters for general practice
A guide to financial and legal issues for GPs and managers of medical practices.
Bloomsbury Accounting and Tax Service
Eligible firms have free access to Bloomsbury Professional's comprehensive online library, comprising around 80 titles from some of the country's leading tax and accounting subject matter experts. Find out who is eligible and how you can access the Accounting and Tax Service.
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Capital gains tax 2026/27
Examines the current capital gains tax legislation and HMRC guidance in a comprehensive and accessible style.
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Value added tax 2026/27
An accessible guide to current VAT law, written for both professional advisers and non-professionals. The content is updated in line with changes to legislation, new and revised guidance from HMRC on issues such as MTD, and relevant case decisions.
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Stamp taxes 2026/27
Detailed guide to all current UK stamp taxes: Stamp Duty, Stamp Duty Reserve Tax and Stamp Duty Land Tax, plus devolved Scottish and Welsh taxes.
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Taxation of corporate finance
A guide to the tax treatment of corporate finance transactions, covering topics including loan relationships, derivative contracts, cryptoassets and Islamic finance, alongside the relevant legal framework, legislation through to Finance Act 2026, HMRC guidance and case law.
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Inheritance tax 2026/27
Annual guide providing a practical overview of the major inheritance tax (IHT) provisions in the UK. It provides a clearly structured analysis of the major IHT provisions together with the tips and planning techniques needed to apply them successfully and to avoid potential pitfalls.
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Oil taxation manual
HMRC Manual providing an overview of UK law and practice for the oil fiscal regime.
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