The rate of VAT on food, accommodation and entry fees to attractions is scheduled to increase from 5% to 12.5% from 1 October 2021.
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In Centrica Overseas Holdings Limited v HMRC [2021] UKUT 0200, the Upper Tribunal allowed the cost of professional fees incurred on the disposal of a subsidiary by an investment company. The directors were acting on behalf of the company that incurred the expenditure and not for its ultimate parent when they approved the sale. The expenses were not capital in nature.
Employers claiming the Employment Allowance may have received double relief if also claiming Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS) payments due to the pandemic. The ICAEW Tax Faculty has consulted with HMRC to provide clarification.
In The Queen (on the application of Iain Clamp and Jeremy Beck) v HMRC [2021] EWHC 2360, the Court of Appeal dismissed an application for judicial review of HMRC’s decision to deny a request to reinstate loans repaid to avoid the Loan Charge and allow them to be redrawn without a tax charge.
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As we near the final bank holiday of the year we bring you a bank holiday bumper tax web-update.
HMRC have published their Stamp Taxes news for August 2021. Here is our enhanced version with links to our guides and SDLT tools.
In The How Development 1 Ltd v HMRC [2021] TC8194, the First Tier Tribunal (FTT) determined that the purchase of a substantial property and grounds consisted entirely of residential property and was subject to higher residential rates of Stamp Duty Land Tax (SDLT).
In Vermilion Holdings Limited v HMRC [2021] CSIH 45, the Inner House of the Court of Session found that replacement share options issued to a director were not made available by reason of his employment. The share options had originally been given to a consultant company in lieu of fees for advisory services.
The case was appealed to the Supreme Court in 2023, their judgment is anticipated in October 2023.
HMRC have published new advisory fuel rates for company car drivers which apply from 1 September 2021. Petrol and diesel rates have increased from the rates applicable for the previous three months.
HM Courts and Tribunals Service (HMCTS) has announced a three-week transition period to enable a smoother conversion to online divorce filing when it becomes mandatory on 13 September 2021.