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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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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.
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VAT and property: guidance on the application of VAT to UK property transactions and the property sector
A practical guide to applying VAT to UK property transactions.
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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Making tax digital tracker
The Tracker provides plain English guidance on the operation of MTD, with sections covering VAT, income tax, corporation tax and tax agents in relation to MTD. Includes information on penalties which may be imposed for non-compliance with the MTD regime, as well as the appeals process.
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Employee share schemes
Guide to the tax and legal issues concerning the acquisition of shares by employees in their employer company.
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Revenue Law: Principles and Practice
Textbook aimed at finance and business undergraduate students, providing readers with an understanding of the law relating to all areas of UK taxation. The content has been bought up to date with Finance Act 2025, relevant case decisions and new guidance issued by HMRC and other relevant bodies.
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Property tax planning
A comprehensive guide to property tax, highlighting available tax planning opportunities as well as potential pitfalls.
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UK tax legislation
The full, consolidated text of the principal UK Tax Acts, including the Finance (No.2) Act 2024 and Finance Act 2025.
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Tax case summaries
Monthly tax case summaries, with links provided to the full case decisions and to relevant sections of Bloomsbury UK tax legislation content.
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