UT upholds discovery assessments following Supreme Court’s judgement in Tooth (Hargreaves v HMRC)

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Tax analysis: In Hargreaves, the Upper Tribunal (UT) set aside the decision of the First-tier Tax Tribunal (FTT) and dismissed the taxpayer’s appeal against discovery assessments given that staleness had been abolished by the Supreme Court in Tooth and the taxpayer’s other arguments were unsuccessful.