United Kingdom: Sales Taxes: VAT, GST

Subscribe

Tax law and international tax law thought leadership, articles, podcasts, videos and webinars from expert sources across the legal world. Explore insights covering topics such as capital gains tax, corporate tax, income tax, inheritance tax, national insurance, property taxes, sales taxes, VAT, GST, tax authorities, transfer pricing and withholding tax.

UK Tax Round Up

Welcome to the September 2025 edition of our UK Tax Round Up. Amidst the flurry of rumours regarding tax rises and changes that may or may not be announced...

United Kingdom Tax

PR

Proskauer Rose LLP

Full Disclosure? HMRC's Expectations For Accurate Filings

HMRC publishes new guidance for taxpayers setting out its expectations as to how taxpayers should ensure their submissions are 'correct and complete'.

United Kingdom Tax

KL

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

New Identity Verification Requirements With Companies House

Companies House will introduce new legal requirements for identity verification for company directors and people with significant control (PSCs) from Tuesday 18 November 2025.

Worldwide Strategy

DU

Dixcart UK

Why Family Offices Are Staying In London Despite Proposed Tax Changes

Last month, Bloomberg reported that despite the abolition of the UK non-dom regime and the looming prospect of wealth taxes, London remains a magnet for family offices.

Worldwide Strategy

DU

Dixcart UK

Setting Up A Business In France

United Kingdom Commercial

GP

Giambrone & Partners

Suite Victory: Hotelbeds' Successful Judicial Review Claim

United Kingdom Tax

M

Macfarlanes LLP

United Kingdom Tax

WG

Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP

Local Authority Leisure Services And The Agency Model: What Is The Impact Two Years On?

United Kingdom Government

BJ

Browne Jacobson

What Can You Expect From The 2025 Autumn Budget?

United Kingdom Tax

WL

Withers LLP

On Alert: Key Signs Of Distress In Independent Schools

United Kingdom Consumer

FR

FRP Advisory

Legislation Day Announcements

United Kingdom Tax

KL

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

HMRC Increases VAT Recovery For DB Pension Investment Costs

United Kingdom Tax

TS

Travers Smith LLP

Recovery Of VAT On DB Pension Scheme Investment Costs – New HMRC Policy

United Kingdom Employment

MB

Mayer Brown

Mandatory Payrolling Of Benefits In Kind Delayed To April 2027

DU

Dixcart UK

FinTech Global FS Regulatory Round-up - W/e 29 August 2025

United Kingdom Technology

KL

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

FinTech Global FS Regulatory Round-up - W/e 12 September 2025

United Kingdom Technology

KL

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

The Rise Of Shadow AI: Risk Or Opportunity?

United Kingdom Technology

LS

Lewis Silkin

UK Immigration Salary List 2025

United Kingdom Immigration

RC

Richmond Chambers Immigration Barristers

The Evolving Landscape Of Technology Disputes

United Kingdom Technology

LS

Lewis Silkin

Definition Of A Family Investment Company (FIC)

FICs are companies limited by shares (an "Ltd" or "Limited") and often established by parents and/or grandparents ("Founders") to benefit themselves and their family, as shareholders.

Worldwide Strategy

DU

Dixcart UK

The Benefits Of An Employee Ownership Trust (EOT)

This gives rise to several practical issues, especially where a trade sale is not likely, or the existing management team are perhaps not in a position to be able to raise sufficient funds to affect...

United Kingdom Strategy

DU

Dixcart UK

UK Pensions: What's New This Week? June 23, 2025

Welcome to your weekly update from the A&O Shearman Pensions team, covering all the latest legal and regulatory developments in the world of workplace pensions.

United Kingdom Employment

AO

A&O Shearman

Frequently Asked Questions On Termination Payments

Our FAQs Inbrief looks at some of the common tax questions that arise on termination of employment.

United Kingdom Tax

LS

Lewis Silkin

2025 UK Tax Changes For Non-Doms: Do's And Don'ts

Worldwide Commercial

DG

Dixcart Group Limited

Key Highlights Of The UK Budget 2025 Measures To Support Workers And Economic Growth

United Kingdom Tax

NP

Nexdigm Private Limited

Real Estate Tax Checklist - May 2025

United Kingdom Real Estate

TS

Travers Smith LLP

Reserved Investor Fund (RIF)

United Kingdom Finance

M

Macfarlanes LLP

UK–India Free Trade Agreement: Opportunities For Indian Individuals And Businesses

United Kingdom Strategy

DU

Dixcart UK

2025 UK Tax Changes For Non-Doms: Do's And Don'ts

United Kingdom Immigration

DU

Dixcart UK

Bilta (UK) Ltd (In Liquidation) And Others (Respondents) v Tradition Financial Services Ltd (Appellant); Nathanael Eurl Ltd (In Liquidation) And Another (Appellants) v Tradition Financial Services Ltd (Respondent)

United Kingdom Insolvency

GC

Gatehouse Chambers

Tariffs And Tax – A Different Perspective

United Kingdom Tax

M

Macfarlanes LLP

VAT On Independent Schools: Judicial Review Hearing Concluded

United Kingdom Consumer

WL

Withers LLP

Register Of Overseas Entities And Its Impact On Property Ownership

United Kingdom Tax

DG

Dixcart Group Limited

Bilta (UK) Ltd (In Liquidation) And Others (Respondents) v Tradition Financial Services Ltd (Appellant); Nathanael Eurl Ltd (In Liquidation) And Another (Appellants) v Tradition Financial Services Ltd (Respondent)

The Supreme Court handed down judgment yesterday on two points of corporate insolvency law in the long-running saga of Bilta (UK) Ltd & Ors, a web of claims arising out of a 2009 VAT carousel fraud.

United Kingdom Insolvency

GC

Gatehouse Chambers

Tariffs And Tax – A Different Perspective

Given that the threat of tariffs has now become a reality there's no shortage of commentary on this subject. This note puts to one side the geopolitics of the tariff rates and instead focuses on the interaction of tariffs...

United Kingdom Tax

M

Macfarlanes LLP

VAT On Independent Schools: Judicial Review Hearing Concluded

From 1 January 2025, all education and boarding services provided by private schools in England and Wales became subject to VAT at the standard rate of 20%.

United Kingdom Consumer

WL

Withers LLP

Register Of Overseas Entities And Its Impact On Property Ownership

Most of the information given to Companies House about overseas entities, beneficial owners and managing officers, will be publicly available on the Register of Overseas Entities. This is intended to increase transparency, allowing law enforcement agencies to investigate suspicious wealth more effectively.

United Kingdom Tax

DG

Dixcart Group Limited

What Is An Overage Agreement?

United Kingdom Real Estate

HC

Herrington Carmichael

Understanding The UK's New Foreign Income And Gains Rules

Starting from 6 April 2025, the UK will implement significant changes to the taxation of non-UK domiciled individuals.

DG

Dixcart Group Limited

HMRC Warns Of Money Launderers' Large-scale Use Of Informal Payment Systems

Angelika Hellweger of Rahman Ravelli outlines the reasons for the problem and the response so far.

United Kingdom Criminal

RR

Rahman Ravelli Solicitors

A New UK-Based Unauthorised Fund Vehicle Now Available - The Reserved Investor Fund

The RIF is available for all investment strategies, but what might make it an appealing option, particularly certain tax features, is likely to be different for UK real estate investment than for all other strategies (including non-UK real estate).

United Kingdom Tax

GP

Goodwin Procter LLP

New Service For Disclosing Errors In Claims For R&D Tax Relief

Companies can now use a new online service introduced by HMRC on 31 December 2024 to disclose errors that have mistakenly been made when claiming R&D tax relief. This service is intended for unintentional errors and is not applicable to deliberate or fraudulent claims. Here's a summary of how this service works:

United Kingdom Tax

DU

Dixcart UK

VAT Compliance "Nudge" Letters From HMRC Target Private Equity Firms

United Kingdom Tax

M

Macfarlanes LLP

The Impact Of Adding VAT To Independent School Fees

United Kingdom Tax

IB

IBB Law

Understanding Tax Relief On Surgery Costs For Self-Employed Business Owners

DU

Dixcart UK

VAT Recovery On Property Remediation Works And Replacement Cladding

United Kingdom Tax

LF

Lubbock Fine

The End Of UK Non-Dom Tax Benefits: Should You Stay Or Go?

United Kingdom Tax

DG

Dixcart Group Limited

The End Of UK Non-Dom Tax Benefits: Should You Stay Or Go?

Worldwide Immigration

DU

Dixcart UK

VAT On Private School Fees In The UK: Practical Tips To Navigate The Changes

United Kingdom Tax

W

WTW

The UK Autumn Budget 2024: Key Tax Changes And Implications For Non-Doms

Worldwide Immigration

DG

Dixcart Group Limited

Autumn Budget 2024 – National Insurance Contributions

United Kingdom Tax

MC

Memery Crystal

Autumn Budget 2024: The Key Announcements And What You Need To Know

United Kingdom Immigration

DU

Dixcart UK

VAT On School Fees – How Will This Affect My Divorce?

United Kingdom Family

HC

Herrington Carmichael

UK Autumn Budget 2024: Key Changes

United Kingdom Tax

N

Nazali

The Autumn Budget: What Does It Mean?

United Kingdom Tax

Sa

Shepherd and Wedderburn LLP

UK Autumn Budget 2024 – Headline Measures

United Kingdom Tax

SR

Schulte Roth & Zabel LLP

Autumn Budget 2024 - Real Estate

United Kingdom Tax

TS

Travers Smith LLP

See more

Latest Videos

See more

UK Autumn Budget 2024 - Key Points And What It Means For You (Video)

WL

Withers LLP

Isle Of Man Superyacht Ownership Structures (Video)

DG

Dixcart Group Limited

Market Masterclass: Single Family Rental - Tax (Video)

GW

Gowling WLG

Deloitte ITL Tax Codes With Validity Periods - Video

D

Deloitte

Case Study: Adare (Video Content)

TG

TMF Group BV

Mondaq uses cookies on this website. By using our website you agree to our use of cookies as set out in our Privacy Policy.

Learn More