Certain contributory benefits can be negatively impacted if payments made under a Time to Pay arrangement with HMRC are not allocated correctly.
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In RMF Construction Services Ltd v HMRC [2021] TC07995, the First Tier Tribunal (FTT) allowed the company’s appeal against the withdrawal of Construction Industry Scheme (CIS) gross payment status eight years after associated compliance failures.
In Edward and Clare Partridge v HMRC [2021] TC7991, the First Tier Tribunal (FTT) denied SDLT Multiple Dwellings Relief on the purchase of a house with an annexe. It was a single dwelling.
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I have been updating our Construction Industry Scheme (CIS) Reverse Charge VAT guide over the last day or two. The new regime is due to commence in April, and to help explain some of the trickier aspects of the proposed regime we have added some examples. Construction firms should now be making changes to their VAT accounting systems and training staff as necessary. There is a lot to take on board.
In HMRC v Anna Cook [2021] UKUT 0015, the Upper Tribunal (UT) reversed a decision of the First Tier Tribunal (FTT) decision, Ceroc dance tuition is not exempt from VAT. It is not a supply of private tuition in a subject ordinarily taught at school or university.
In Foojit Ltd v HMRC [2021] UKUT 0014, the Upper Tribunal (UT) confirmed that HMRC were right to refuse to issue compliance certificates allowing EIS relief on shares with preferential dividend rights. Although advanced assurance had been given, the company later changed its articles.
Missed our SME Tax Web-updates in January? Here is a summary of the month.
The Office for Tax Simplification (OTS) has published 'Third-party data reporting review - call for evidence'. It wants to hear from individuals, their agents and potential third-party data providers about how tax can be made easier through the better use of third-party data.
Scottish Finance Secretary Kate Forbes announced the draft Budget for 2021-22 on 28 January 2021.
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This week kicked off with the welcome news that HMRC is relaxing late filing penalties for Self Assessment this year and we end the week with two HMRC Brexit ‘Specials’. What a 'funny' old month January has been.