Tax law index
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Tax law: quick start
Printed resources
UK Law
Halsbury's Laws is an authoritative encyclopaedia of law in the England and Wales. The main subject volumes will give you a concise overview of the law, while the footnotes will direct you to the most important cases, legislation and commentary in that area. The print volumes are at K1 in the main Reading Room. Use the Cumulative Supplement to check for any new developments in the law since the volume was printed.(Major tax volumes in the 4th (brown) ed Income taxation v.23, Inheritance Tax v.24 & VAT v.49(1)).
OU members can access Halsbury's Laws electronically via Lexis®Library. (use link below)
The monographs on English tax law have shelf marks in the range KM335 to KM337.They are on open shelves in the main Reading Room.
(Older, superseded editions (the oldest may have shelf marks beginning Cw UK 615) are also freely accessible, but are on the Lower/Freshfields Room Floor.)
The ground floor of the LawBod has UK Official Papers - excellent if you are studying government policy over the years.
Foreign and comparative tax law
Works on the tax regime of individual foreign jurisdictions will be in that country's collection (shelf marks start with a clear indication of the country)
Comparative studies, and works which survey many jurisdictions have shelf marks starting either General or KC.The General collection is on the main Reading Room Floor, but in the Wing - beyond the Photocopying Room; KC is on the Lower floor, on shelves along the outside of the Freshfield's IT Room.
European Union tax law
Works with shelf marks starting Euro Comm are on the Lower or Freshfield's IT Room Floor.
International dimensions of tax law
Works on such topics as double taxation agreements, taxation of multinational enterprises etc are shelved with international economic law: shelf mark Internat 590. These are in the Wing of the Upper or Gallery Floor.
Electronic resources
- Justis UK OU members only. If on the OU network, click on the Continue to Justis button. Includes CCH's British Tax Cases, CCH British VAT Cases, CCH Special Commissioners' Decisions.
- Lexis®Library For OU members only. Legislation, cases, Halsbury's Laws, journals including De Voil Indirect Tax Intelligence (Jan 1999 - )
- Westlaw UK OU members only. UK legislation, cases, general journals & EU cases. Click on Services then International to find foreign jurisdictions eg United States tax.
- IBFD Tax Research Platform OU members only. Click on the Start your research button.
- OECD - ilibrary OU members only.
- Tax notes today and tax notes international OU members only
- HM Revenue & Customs: LibraryFree resource. Reference material including Briefs, Leaflets, Budget Reports and Extra Statutory Concessions, Rates and allowances (Main rates of tax and duty, interest rates, exchange rates, codes and allowances), Manuals (guidance used internally by HMRC), Consultations (exercises run by HMRC and summaries of responses received), Legislation (Links to Legislation including Bills and Regulations, Public Acts, Double Taxation Agreements and SI; Research & statistics; Forms & guidance.
- HM Treasury's Taxation, work and welfare sectionFree resource.
- European Commission: Taxation & Customs UnionFree resource.
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