In HMRC v NCL Investments Limited, Smith & Williamson Corporate Services Limited [2020] EWCA Civ 663, the Court of Appeal dismissed HMRC’s appeal finding that the costs of issuing share options through an Employee Benefit Trust (EBT) were deductible.
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HMRC have published new advisory fuel rates for company car drivers which apply from 1 June 2020. Following recent drops in oil prices all rates, except those for fully electric cars, have been reduced.
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As COVID-19 lockdown measures are gradually relaxed and Brexit negotiations continue, now is the time to start planning for the future, whatever that holds.
Draft legislation dealing with Off-Payroll Working in the Private Sector from April 2021 has been added to Finance Bill 2020 despite the recent conclusions by the House of Lords' Economic Committee that the rules are flawed and need a re-think.
In Mackay v Wesley [2020] EWHC 1215 (Ch), a Court of Appeal decision highlights the significant costs of being a trustee when tax planning goes wrong and a trustee finds themselves solely liable for the trust's tax liabilities.
In Chalcot Training Ltd v Ralph & HMRC [2020] EWHC 1054 (Ch), a test case, an attempt to reverse an ‘E Shares’ tax scheme failed. HMRC can now fully challenge the scheme through the tax tribunal.
In David Beadle v HM Revenue and Customs [2020] EWCA Civ 562, the Court of Appeal dismissed an appeal against a late payment penalty relating to an underlying Partner Payment Notice (PPN). The PPN could not be challenged.
In HMRC v Sippchoice Ltd [2020] UKUT 0149, the Upper Tribunal (UT) denied Income Tax relief for in specie contributions to a pension plan. Transfers of non-cash assets are not ‘contributions paid’.
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With lockdown restrictions gradually lifting, we thought we would feature some of our guides to alternative travel solutions this week. Even if you have your own transport for work, there is clearly still some way to go before we see any form of economic recovery, as indicated by the government’s decision to extend the employee furlough scheme for another three months.
In Evert Henkes v HMRC [2020] TC7645, the First Tier Tribunal (FTT) found it had jurisdiction to determine a person’s domicile status before it decided if closure notices (CNs) must be issued or information notices (INs) were valid; Mr Henkes was UK domiciled, the INs were valid and HMRC had reasonable grounds not to issue CNs.