Issue: Vol 160, Issue 4128

SIMON OWEN, editor of Taxation from 1984 to 1987, recalls magazine life in the 1980s

MIKE TRUMAN is our man with a slice of cake and a streamer, ready for a party

ROSINA PULLMAN of TaxAid responds to the idea of a taxpayer advocate service recently mooted in Taxation

MALCOLM GUNN, editor of Taxation from 1988 to 2004, recalls the days of Pritt Stick and werewolves

KEN TINGLEY reflects on both his time as the editor of Taxation magazine from 1978 to 1984, and on government and taxation changes

Correspondence from readers on topical subjects

We have a new client who is the settlor of a UK-resident discretionary trust. The principal beneficiaries are his children and grandchildren.The client has a domicile of origin outside the UK, but...

We act for an opticians' practice which operates through a limited company. The company has not previously dispensed contact lenses; however, a newly appointed manager wishes to introduce contact lens...

My client owns the house he lived in until March 2003, when he took up work overseas and rented the property out. He has now decided to sell the house, but has not returned and will not be returning...

My client's balance sheet shows capital account of £50,000 and current account of £200,000 (total £250,000). This is represented by freehold property of £150,000 and current assets of £100,000 (total...