Yousuf Chughtai
Senior Associate, UK
Yousuf Chughtai is a Senior Associate in our tax disputes team.
Yousuf has a wide‑ranging practice covering all aspects of contentious tax matters relating to both corporates and individuals. He has experience of supporting clients at all stages of the HMRC enquiry process, assisting with voluntary disclosures, guiding clients through alternative dispute resolution with HMRC and handling appeals before the First‑tier Tribunal.
As well as his expertise in settling and litigating tax disputes, Yousuf also has an interest in understanding the key tax risk and compliance issues impacting large and complex businesses. He writes regularly on tax disputes and risk issues, including for Tax Journal, and is a contributing author to the Lexology Panoramic for Tax Controversy 2026.
Insights
Tax
The curious case of uncertain tax treatments in the UK
An article first published in Tax Journal considers how taxpayers are engaging with the uncertain tax treatment regime in practice
02/10/2025
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1m
Tax
Mining for information: Preparing for CARF
In an article first published in Tax Journal (Issue 1720 on 29 August 2025), Jack Prytherch and Yousuf Chughtai discuss...
10/09/2025
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1m
Tax
Tax Tribunal finds SIPP withdrawals by expatriate not taxable by the UK
FTT determines that article 17 of the UK-Portugal DTC applied to withdrawals made by non-resident taxpayer from SIPP
04/09/2025
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4m
Tax
UK tax tribunal dismisses appeal against goodwill degrouping charge
The Currys Retail case shows that the tax treatment of intangible assets continues to be an area of HMRC scrutiny
21/08/2025
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4m
Tax
First business charged under UK corporate criminal offences for failure to prevent tax evasion
In light of a landmark development relating to the Criminal Finances Act 2017, what steps should businesses take now?
14/08/2025
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5m
