Death, Taxes and Politics: The Future of Tax Policy Ahead of the 2024 Election
HMRC has announced a new policy on the recovery by employers of VAT charged on investment services provided to their DB pension schemes. Until 18 June 2025, the extent to which an employer could recover any VAT paid on...more
Introduction - After a long gestation, the much heralded new UK fund structure, the Reserved Investor Fund (“RIF”) is finally expected to be available from 19 March 2025....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
Whilst the default position is that supplies of land and buildings are usually exempt from VAT (the sale of new commercial buildings excepted), landowners of commercial property will often choose to opt to tax their property...more
As part of the Edinburgh Reforms announced by the UK Government (link back to “UK FS Reforms”), the UK Government has launched a public consultation on the VAT treatment of fund management. The consultation, published on 9...more
Welcome to February’s edition of our UK Tax Round Up. This month’s edition includes updated guidance on the VAT treatment of contractual termination payments, updated HMRC guidance on the assessment of “substantial”...more
HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) now considers that charges made by businesses to their customers to withdraw early from agreements to supply goods or services are payments for a supply and potentially subject to value added-tax...more
In this roundup, we look at some of the key cases in corporate and real estate tax from December 2021 to January 2022, including the value–added tax (VAT) decisions on input VAT that was not passed on to final consumers and...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
UK Case Law Developments - Tax avoidance motive did not prevent availability of share for share exchange treatment - In Euromoney Institutional Investor plc v HMRC, the FTT held that the share for share exchange...more
Spring Budget and Tax Day - After months of speculation about the possibility that capital gains tax (CGT) rates would be increased in the Spring Budget, both it and the government’s follow up “Tax Day” on 23 March passed...more
UK Case Law Developments - EIS relief not available for shares carrying preferential rights - The Upper Tribunal (UT) in Foojit v HMRC dismissed the taxpayer’s appeal against the First-tier Tribunal’s (FTT’s) decision...more
The UK Government’s public consultation on Asset Holding companies (AHCs) has just finished, having run from December 15, 2020 to February 23, 2021. The objectives of the UK Government in the consultation have been to improve...more
UK COVID-19 Developments - Extension of support for retail, leisure and hospitality businesses - Further to the extension of the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (or furlough scheme), reported in the November issue of...more
COVID-19 Developments - Tax exemptions for coronavirus antigen costs - Draft regulations providing for employee and employer national insurance contribution (NIC) exemptions from payments made to employees to cover...more
UK COVID-19 Developments - Extension of support for employed and self-employed workers - On 5 November, the UK Chancellor announced the extension of the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (or furlough scheme) to the end...more
Quick Summary. In the United Kingdom, Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs (HMRC) is responsible for administering and collecting taxes in the UK. For 2019, HMRC collected $841.19 billion in tax revenue. But it took over 300...more
UK COVID-19 Developments - UK Prime Minister’s statement on COVID-19 - On 31 October, the Prime Minister announced a number of measures designed to slow down the spread of COVID-19 to last for four weeks from 4...more
Finance Act 2020: This Time It’s Personal (Liability) - The Finance Act 2020 introduces new rules which make certain individuals who have a ‘relevant connection’ to a company that is, or is likely to become, subject to an...more
With effect from 1 December 2020, the UK’s HM Revenue & Customs will be given preferential creditor status for certain taxes which a company has collected but failed to pay to HMRC on the date it enters insolvency. ...more
UK COVID-19 Developments - HMRC updates its trading activities guidance - HMRC has updated its guidance at BIM48000 regarding how legislation and case law should be applied where a business makes changes to its...more
UK COVID-19 developments - Proposed deferral of DAC6 and DAC2 - The European Commission has published a draft directive proposing a three month delay to the deadlines for certain information disclosures under the EU...more
Temporary changes to the statutory residence test for inbound COVID-19 workers - The UK Chancellor has written to the chair of the Treasury Select Committee outlining temporary changes to the statutory residence test...more
On 20 March 2020, the UK Chancellor of the Exchequer announced a package of COVID-19 measures. The measures on tax include the deferral of VAT payments by businesses and of income tax payments due from certain individuals,...more