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Lexis®PSL Tax weekly highlights—4 August 2016

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Published on: 04 August 2016

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Table of contents

Interest strip scheme fails again at Court of Appeal
Headlines (News updates & analysis)
CIOT publishes response to call for evidence on LBTT
International: HMRC confirms partnerships are reporting entities for country-by-country reporting purposes
Finance Bill: Stamp duty provisions on change of control using share for share exchanges
International: G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors issue meeting communiqué
HMRC guidance and manuals: updates
European developments
News Analysis
Cases

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Article summary

This week’s edition of Tax highlights includes the Court of Appeal’s decision in Greene King plc.

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