Discover the latest key developments in tax law that impact your practice. This topic highlights significant changes and trends, equipping legal professionals with the knowledge needed to navigate the dynamic tax environment effectively.
Tax analysis: In Oakwood Great Oak Ltd v HMRC, the First-tier Tax Tribunal (FTT) allowed the taxpayer’s appeal in relation to whether a property...
Pensions analysis: In Reed v Revenue and Customs Commissioners, the First-tier Tribunal upheld an unauthorised payments charge arising from a pension...
This week's edition of Tax weekly highlights includes: (1) News Analysis on FTT’s decision in Property 118, (2) News Analysis on UT’s decision in Gary...
Tax analysis: In HMRC v Gary Quillan, the Upper Tribunal (UT) held that an outstanding balance on a director’s loan account was ‘written off’ in the...
VAT treatment of damages and compensation paymentsA damages or compensation payment may attract VAT. This depends on exactly what the payment is for....
The double taxation treaty passport scheme (DTTP scheme)The double taxation treaty passport scheme (DTTP scheme) enables a borrower to apply for and...
What are capital allowances and capital expenditure?What are capital allowances?Capital allowances are the means by which tax relief is given for some...
If the words ‘exclusive of VAT’ are omitted from the definition of annual rent, but there is a VAT clause stating: ‘Where this lease requires the...
If a rentcharge is shown as being informally exonerated on title information, does this apply to the current registered owner? Or does the informal exoneration only apply to the parties to the document which informally exonerated the rentcharge?This Q&A considers the situation where, at some point
If a beneficiary signs a deed of disclaimer of their share of an estate and the estate pays their legal fees, will that count as a PET against their estate?A disclaimer is the refusal of a gift prior to acceptance. The refusal of the gift must take place before the beneficiary accepts any benefit
Strike out—making an application to strike out a statement of caseA strike out order can be made either following an application by the parties or on the court's own initiative. This Practice Note deals with the scenario of the order being made following a party's application.Making an application
Can shares in a limited company that have not been paid-up at all be cancelled?A limited company having a share capital may not alter that share capital, except in the ways listed in section 617 of the Companies Act 2006 (CA 2006). Shares in a company cannot simply be cancelled without following an
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