Katie Harman

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Katie is a corporate tax solicitor who advises on a wide range of tax matters, such as corporate M&A deals, employee ownership trusts, and real estate tax issues.

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VAT on private school fees – what are the new rules?

The government has announced that, as of 1 January 2025, all education services and vocational training supplied by private schools will be subject to VAT at the standard rate of 20%.

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VAT on private school fees – what are the new rules?

The government has announced that, as of 1 January 2025, all education services and vocational training supplied by private schools will be subject to VAT at the standard rate of 20%.

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Spring Budget: SDLT multiple dwellings relief abolished

Multiple dwellings relief for stamp duty land tax will be abolished from 1 June 2024.

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HMRC changes guidance on the tax treatment for charging company owned electric vehicles

In September, HMRC updated its guidance concerning the tax position where an employer reimburses an employee for the cost of home charging a company-owned electric vehicle (“EV”), even where that EV is available for private use.

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Government proposing to reform Employee Benefit Trust rules

The government has launched a consultation on the conditions that Employee Benefit Trusts (“EBTs”) must meet to benefit from certain inheritance tax reliefs. What is an Employee Benefit Trust? What changes are the government proposing? Find out more

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Government launches Employee Ownership Trust and Employee Benefit Trust Consultation

The government, on 18 July 2023, announced they are carrying out a consultation concerning the tax regime of Employee Ownership Trusts and Employee Benefit Trusts.

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CMA takes on Big Tech and prohibits Microsoft / Activision Merger

On 26 April 2023, the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) announced that it would prohibit Microsoft Corporation’s proposed $68.7 billion acquisition of Activision Blizzard, Inc. due to concerns about the potential impact of the acquisition in the cloud gaming market. This decision demonstrates the CMA’s increasingly proactive approach and continued focus on the tech and digital sector, as well as its resolve to challenge ‘Big Tech’.

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Construction sector under the spotlight

Construction firms fined for breaking competition law by rigging bids.

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How businesses can co-operate on environmental goals - new CMA guidance

On 28 February 2023, the Competition and Markets Authority (“CMA”) published their long-awaited draft guidance concerning the application of competition laws to environmental sustainability agreements between competitors or potential competitors (the “Guidance”) . The Guidance was announced by Sarah Cardell, CEO of the CMA, in her speech to the Scottish Competition Forum in January 2023 and builds on the environmental sustainability advice that the CMA provided to the Government in March 2022.

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