UK corporate offence of failure to prevent tax evasion
Filing your 2024-25 Self-Assessment return early means faster refunds, better budgeting, and no deadline stress. Do not delay, start gathering your tax details today....more
Salaried Members Rules - Limited liability partnerships or "LLPs" are common corporate vehicles utilised by the financial services sector to establish UK investment management operations and other financial businesses and,...more
On January 17, 2025, the UK Court of Appeal (Court) released its decision on whether certain members of BlueCrest Capital Management (UK) LLP (BlueCrest) should be taxed as employees under the UK “salaried members” rules (the...more
In Syngenta Holding Limited v HMRC [2024] UKFTT 998 (TC) (“Syngenta”), the UK’s First-tier Tribunal (“FTT”) denied a deduction for interest on an intra-group loan on the basis that the loan had an unallowable purpose for the...more
In Barclays Service Corporation and another v HMRC, the First Tier Tribunal (the “FTT”) has held that the UK branch of an overseas company did not qualify as a member of a value added tax (“VAT”) group in the UK....more
In the appeal case of Krishnamohan v HMRC [2024] UKFTT 346, the UK’s First-Tier Tribunal (“FTT”) determined that an agreement titled “Option Agreement” that was entered into to dispose of certain properties, does not, for...more
Companies must approach HMRC with suitable care when proposing a restructuring plan, mindful of lessons learned from recent case law. Ever since unpaid taxes due to HMRC were “crammed down” pursuant to a restructuring plan...more
Trustees which are UK resident, have UK assets or income which trigger a UK tax liability or directly acquire UK land on or after 6 October 2020 will generally have to register the trust with HMRC's Trust Registration Service...more
Welcome to June’s edition of the UK Tax Round Up. This month’s edition features a summary of HMRC’s recent guidance on QAHCs and credit funds, the publication of the new UK/Luxembourg double tax treaty and the delay to the...more
In Claims Advisory Group v HMRC, The Upper Tribunal (UT) has confirmed that the service of claiming compensation on behalf of third parties for mis-sold payment protection insurance (PPI), is subject to VAT and not exempt...more
UK General Tax Developments - Stamp Duty and COVID-19 - Since the start of the first UK lockdown in March 2020, HMRC has been accepting that documents can be stamped electronically. HMRC has now confirmed that, where...more