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Paula Ruffell

Paula Ruffell is a senior underwriter at Toremis. She specialises in tax disputes, litigation strategy and tax risk transfer. She was formerly a solicitor at HMRC and adviser at Baker McKenzie, Grant Thornton and EY. Paula can be contacted by email: pruffell@toremis.com.

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Firms scale back R&D relief claims as a result of reforms HMRC to hold a series of stakeholder meetings on the community amateur sports club scheme Scottish building safety levy consultation Proposed new high value council tax surcharge will be complex and confusing, says CIOT HMRC consulting on normal minimum pension age regulations

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Lack of clarity over potential BADR claim Overpayment relief is a separate relief Specific overpayment claim must be made A settlor that is a company can have a life No economic activity after sale of business operation

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This week's opinion: 13 August 2026 Firms scale back R&D relief claims as a result of reforms HMRC to hold a series of stakeholder meetings on the community amateur sports club scheme Scottish building safety levy consultation Proposed new high value council tax surcharge will be complex and confusing, says CIOT

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