To go straight to the articles in the latest edition please scroll down to the section/s below that are of interest to you. For a preview of these articles, read the introduction to the latest edition from聽Sharon Baynham here:
Last week the exotically named 鈥極ne Big Beautiful Bill Act鈥� (the 鈥楤ill鈥�) was approved by the US House of Representatives. It will now be transmitted to the Senate for further consideration. Our spotlight articleopens in a new tab聽focusses on the key tax components of the Bill as they affect UK corporates. The main areas of interest will be domestic measures where some key elements of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) have been extended, and the retaliatory measures against 鈥榰nfair foreign taxes鈥�. Those unfair foreign taxes are most notably the Undertaxed Profits Rule (UTPR), Digital Services Taxes (DSTs) and Diverted Profits Taxes (DPTs), meaning the UK scores a full house (currently). The Bill is also the subject of . US tax reform will remain an area to watch and we will keep readers up to date with developments, which could happen in short order as Republicans aim to have it signed by 4 July.
Our second article zooms in on the March 2025 consultationopens in a new tab聽on the use of third-party data which is intended to help taxpayers get their tax right the first time whilst closing the tax gap (one of the key planks of the Government鈥檚 tax strategy).
The consultation, which has just closed, primarily focused on financial account information and its proposals intend to improve the quality of data already gathered from organisations so that it can be automatically factored into an individual鈥檚 personal tax account. Whilst the aims are worthy, in that it should ultimately reduce administrative burdens for the taxpayer and lessen the scope for non-compliance, the proposals will increase costs for financial institutions (in particular). Our article, however, asks whether this is anything new or just another iteration of things seen previously.
Our third article highlights recently published initial high-level HMRC guidanceopens in a new tab聽on Crypto-Asset reporting which sets out reporting obligations for UK based providers of crypto-asset services which will need to be met from 1 January 2026.
Next, our environmental taxes team focus on a consultation on reform of Landfill Taxopens in a new tab聽in England and Northern Ireland. Many thought that the debate to modernise this tax had fizzled out and so this consultation was a bit of a surprise. The consultation reignites earlier debates and its proposals could have far reaching effects beyond the waste management industry.
Other News in Briefopens in a new tab聽highlights the following developments:
- The publication of two on-line calculators to help taxpayers calculate creative industry tax relief;
- An update on CFC FinCo State Aid;
- Proposals to legislate to let subsisting Enterprise Management Incentive and Company Share Option Plan options be amended to allow exercise on PISCES trading events;
- The publication of three pieces of HMRC research on key workforce issues including salary sacrifice for pensions, Benefits in Kind and employment status for employment rights purposes;
- The publication of further HMRC research on Employee Ownership Trusts to determine the relationship between the availability of tax reliefs and the decision to transition to employee ownership; and
- A report published by the National Audit office on collecting the right amount of tax from wealthy individuals.
Finally we include links to our Week In Tax publications which give a round-up from our member firms around the globe. We don鈥檛 have any Indirect Tax Talking Points this time but these will return in the next edition.
Tax matters for business
Articles of interest to businesses

US tax reform comes a step closeropens in a new tab
US tax reform comes a step closer as the 鈥極ne Big Beautiful Bill Act鈥� is approved by the House of Representatives
Making better use of third-party dataopens in a new tab
An evolution of the status quo, or a new vision for the future?
HMRC issue new guidance on Crypto-Asset Reportingopens in a new tab
Crypto-asset service providers will be required to collect user data from 1 January 2026
Landfill Tax reform 鈥� throwing the baby out with the bath water?opens in a new tab
Consultation on reform of Landfill Tax in England and Northern Ireland will have far reaching effects beyond the waste management industry
In his latest column for City AM, Tim Sarson discusses proposed US tax measures targeting countries with 鈥榰nfair鈥� tax regimes
Tax matters for employers
Articles of interest to employers

Making better use of third-party dataopens in a new tab
An evolution of the status quo, or a new vision for the future?
Tax matters for individuals
Articles of interest to individuals

Making better use of third-party dataopens in a new tab
An evolution of the status quo, or a new vision for the future?
Other news in brief
- New HMRC online calculators for creative industry tax reliefs
- CFC FinCo State Aid update
- Amending subsisting CSOP and EMI options to allow exercise on PISCES trading events
- HMRC publish new research on key employment tax issues
- HMRC research on Employee Ownership Trusts
- NAO publishes report on collecting the right tax from wealthy individuals
International round up - Week in Tax

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