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TAXline: April 2020

In this issue, Lindsey Wicks looks at the tax measures set to apply from April 2020, Mandipa Soni examines the loan relationship unallowable purpose rule, Nigel Holmes reviews research and development tax relief claims and Neil Warren considers tax-saving benefits of forming a VAT group.

Cover story: Tax trouble for siblings and children
Anita Monteith comes to the conclusion that issues of tax related to orphaned children, siblings and marriages is just not fair at all.

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Upcoming changes to tax in April 2020
Lindsey Wicks looks at the measures set to apply from April 2020, and raises concerns that some still lack clear guidance from HMRC.

On purpose
Mandipa Soni examines the loan relationship unallowable purpose rule.

The developing attraction of research and development tax relief claims
Nigel Holmes reviews the changing landscape for research and development (R&D) tax relief claims.

Instrumental measures for private clients
Seamus Murphy explains the relevance of the multilateral instrument to private clients.

VAT group registration: safety in numbers?
Neil Warren considers the administrative and potential tax-saving benefits of forming a VAT group.
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In this issue, Mandipa Soni examines the loan relationship unallowable purpose rule and Nigel Holmes reviews R&D tax relief claims.

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  Practical points Topic
071 FTT upheld SAO penalties Business taxes
072 Long life assets for tax Business taxes
073 Commercial farming
Business taxes
074 Mixed partnerships caught by anti-avoidance legislation
Business taxes
075 EC extends state aid approval of UK film tax relief
Business taxes
076 New election for agents of corporate non-resident landlords
Business taxes
077 Settling statutory FII and portfolio dividend claims
Business taxes
078 FTT rules on interaction between UK and EU group relief claims
Business taxes
079 High Court dismisses claims that the loan charge violate human rights
Payroll and employers
080 Indications of being inside IR35 
Off-payroll and working/IR35
081 Main residence relief and new CGT returns
Personal taxes
082 Trusts and estates
Personal taxes
083 FTT finds IHT home loan scheme void
Personal taxes
084 No change to VAT liability of digital newspapers
VAT and duties
085 Corte Diletto: a truffle by any other name would taste as sweet
VAT and duties
086 Providing GP services in a prison was exempt from VAT
VAT and duties
087  Rental from letting property not ancillary to business
VAT and duties
088 No obligation to issue VAT invoices
VAT and duties
089 VAT treatment of payment charges
VAT and duties
090 UT overturns FTT decision on carelessness
VAT and duties
091 EC adopts VAT simplification and anti-fraud measures 
VAT and duties
092 EU non-co-operative jurisdictions list: Cayman Islands, Palau, Panama and Seychelles added
International taxes
093 New OECD guidance on transfer pricing for financial transactions 
International taxes

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