HMRC and Ingenious both claim victory in long-running tax avoidance dispute
Personal Tax

HMRC and Ingenious both claim victory in long-running tax avoidance dispute

8y Richard Crump , Writer

HMRC and Ingenious both claim victory in long-runn...

Ingenious Film Partners and HMRC have both claimed to have won a victory in their long-running tax dispute in a ruling which could leave many investor...

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Taking Stock: HMRC holds its hands up after PAYE letter error
Personal Tax

Taking Stock: HMRC holds its hands up after PAYE letter error

8y Taking Stock

Taking Stock: HMRC holds its hands up after PAYE l...

HMRC left a tax tribunal red faced after a letter revealed a monumental error by the government department Read More...

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Bid to cut VAT bill on wedding venue hire rejected by Tribunal
Administration

Bid to cut VAT bill on wedding venue hire rejected by Tribunal

9y Richard Crump , Writer

Bid to cut VAT bill on wedding venue hire rejected...

HMRC assessed the company for over £50,000 of underpaid VAT relating to the hire of the hotel’s Tamarisk Room Read More...

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Taking Stock: HMRC turns to Wikipedia in its search for answers
Corporate Tax

Taking Stock: HMRC turns to Wikipedia in its search for answers

9y Taking Stock

Taking Stock: HMRC turns to Wikipedia in its searc...

HMRC roundly chastised after relying on a Wikipedia article in a tax tribunal Read More...

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Ingenious film tax scheme investors win appeal right against HMRC
Corporate Tax

Ingenious film tax scheme investors win appeal right against HMRC

9y Calum Fuller , Reporter

Ingenious film tax scheme investors win appeal rig...

Investors in Ingenious Media film schemes to appeal summer ruling over accelerated payments and partner payments notices Read More...

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Rangers oldco liquidators seek to appeal EBT tax case
Personal Tax

Rangers oldco liquidators seek to appeal EBT tax case

9y Calum Fuller , Reporter

Rangers oldco liquidators seek to appeal EBT tax c...

Joint BDO liquidators apply to Court of Session's Inner House to appeal decision at Supreme Court Read More...

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Colin: A VAT-onic order
Corporate Tax

Colin: A VAT-onic order

9y Taking Stock

Colin: A VAT-onic order

Colin couldn't help himself when he heard that the tax tribunals had thrown out a Freemasons' Lodge's application for VAT exemption Read More...

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Tribunal denies Freemasons appeal for VAT exemption
Corporate Tax

Tribunal denies Freemasons appeal for VAT exemption

9y Calum Fuller , Reporter

Tribunal denies Freemasons appeal for VAT exemptio...

Upper-tier tribunal rules United Grand Lodge of England did not satisfy criteria to gain VAT exemption Read More...

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Friday Afternoon Live: Rangers tax case and HMRC closures
Corporate Tax

Friday Afternoon Live: Rangers tax case and HMRC closures

9y Accountancy Age

Friday Afternoon Live: Rangers tax case and HMRC c...

Editor Kevin Reed rounds up the week's news, with HMRC's office closures and Rangers' tax case continuing to dominate the agenda Read More...

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Advisers split on Rangers tax case ruling
Corporate Tax

Advisers split on Rangers tax case ruling

9y Calum Fuller , Reporter

Advisers split on Rangers tax case ruling

A further round-up of reaction following the Court of Session's ruling that Rangers FC's EBT structure between 2001 and 2010 did not work Read More...

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HMRC defeats £200m avoidance scheme in tribunal
Corporate Tax

HMRC defeats £200m avoidance scheme in tribunal

9y Calum Fuller , Reporter

HMRC defeats £200m avoidance scheme in tribunal

Tax avoidance scheme exploiting double-taxation treaty shut down Read More...

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Accountant accused of being an MSC provider wins tax case
Corporate Tax

Accountant accused of being an MSC provider wins tax case

9y Calum Fuller , Reporter

Accountant accused of being an MSC provider wins t...

Court strikes out HMRC premise for MSC investigation Read More...

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CIoT: Tax tribunal fees would impede access to justice
Accounting Standards

CIoT: Tax tribunal fees would impede access to justice

9y Calum Fuller , Reporter

CIoT: Tax tribunal fees would impede access to jus...

Fees ranging between £50 and £2,000 could obstruct justice to the most vulnerable, institute argues Read More...

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Hedge fund manager faces large tax bill after appeal fails
Corporate Tax

Hedge fund manager faces large tax bill after appeal fails

9y Calum Fuller , Reporter

Hedge fund manager faces large tax bill after appe...

Patrick Degorce faces £8m bill after appeal over film scheme is denied Read More...

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HMRC doubles budget for worst-case tax proceedings
Corporate Tax

HMRC doubles budget for worst-case tax proceedings

9y Calum Fuller , Reporter

HMRC doubles budget for worst-case tax proceedings

Worst-case estimate for big corporate tax cases hits £42.8bn Read More...

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No Human Rights breach in Stamp Duty tax avoidance challenge
Corporate Tax

No Human Rights breach in Stamp Duty tax avoidance challenge

9y Calum Fuller , Reporter

No Human Rights breach in Stamp Duty tax avoidance...

Court of Appeal throws out attempt to see SDLT anti-avoidance measures declared unlawful Read More...

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HMRC protects £45m in second Abbey National avoidance case
Corporate Tax

HMRC protects £45m in second Abbey National avoidance case

9y Calum Fuller , Reporter

HMRC protects £45m in second Abbey National avoida...

A further £40m also protected in a second case decided by tribunal ruling Read More...

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Supreme Court rules US LLCs can be treated as partnerships for UK tax
Corporate Tax

Supreme Court rules US LLCs can be treated as partnerships for UK tax

9y Calum Fuller , Reporter

Supreme Court rules US LLCs can be treated as part...

Landmark ruling allows Delaware-based limited liability companies to be treated as partnerships for UK tax purposes Read More...

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Chester Zoo wins £1.3m VAT case
Corporate Tax

Chester Zoo wins £1.3m VAT case

9y Calum Fuller , Reporter

Chester Zoo wins £1.3m VAT case

North England Zoological Society can offset VAT against animal upkeep, first-tier tribunal rules Read More...

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Actor Tim Healy faces tax bill following FTT re-run
Personal Tax

Actor Tim Healy faces tax bill following FTT re-run

10y Calum Fuller , Reporter

Actor Tim Healy faces tax bill following FTT re-ru...

In a fresh hearing in the first-tier tax tribunal, actor Tim Healy's claims for relief on his living expenses are thrown out Read More...

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Reform Club loses VAT case
Corporate Tax

Reform Club loses VAT case

10y Calum Fuller , Reporter

Reform Club loses VAT case

Westminster private members club loses VAT claim Read More...

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HMRC bowled over after three more tribunal wins against tax avoidance
Personal Tax

HMRC bowled over after three more tribunal wins against tax avoidance

10y Chris Warmoll , Writer

HMRC bowled over after three more tribunal wins ag...

The latest scheme sought to create artificial losses by using a combination of the employment income and capital gains tax rules on share options Read...

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Ingenious Media tax confidentiality appeal dismissed
Corporate Tax

Ingenious Media tax confidentiality appeal dismissed

10y Calum Fuller , Reporter

Ingenious Media tax confidentiality appeal dismiss...

Ingenious Media's challenge to HMRC over taxpayer confidentiality dismissed by Court of Appeal Read More...

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HMRC wins Eclipse 35 case at Court of Appeal
Personal Tax

HMRC wins Eclipse 35 case at Court of Appeal

10y Calum Fuller , Reporter

HMRC wins Eclipse 35 case at Court of Appeal

Film investment partnership Eclipse 35 stopped in court of Appeal, protecting around £635m in tax Read More...

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No immunity for £77m vaccine tax avoidance scheme
Corporate Tax

No immunity for £77m vaccine tax avoidance scheme

10y Calum Fuller , Reporter

No immunity for £77m vaccine tax avoidance scheme

Scheme seeking to exploit research and development tax reliefs is shut down in upper-tier tribunal Read More...

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HMRC’s Rangers appeal given green light
Corporate Tax

HMRC’s Rangers appeal given green light

10y Calum Fuller , Reporter

HMRC’s Rangers appeal given green light

HMRC granted leave to challenge Rangers' tax scheme Read More...

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HMRC to appeal Rangers tax case defeat
Corporate Tax

HMRC to appeal Rangers tax case defeat

10y Calum Fuller , Reporter

HMRC to appeal Rangers tax case defeat

HMRC seeks leave to appeal Rangers tax ruling for second time Read More...

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