HMRC have issued the Agent Update for June/July 2019. We have summarised the key content for you with links to our detailed guidance on the topics covered.
SME Tax News
In Development Securities plc & Others v HMRC [2019] UKUT0169 the UT held that Jersey companies were not UK resident; acting in the best interests of a parent company did not pass central management and control to the parent.
In David Briggs & Others v HMRC [2019] TC07166 the FTT held that a change in a right to earnout consideration from loan notes to cash was a disposal of that right and triggered the gain deferred on the original disposal.
HMRC have completed their review of cases where a failure to notify penalty was issued to taxpayers who did not register for the High Income Child Benefit Charge, repaying £1.8m in penalties.
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This week we have some amazing announcements to make. We also have free CPD in the form of our Company Tax update and worrying news about loan charge settlements.
Missed our SME Tax Web-updates in May? Here is a summary of the month.
In HMRC v Total E&P North Sea UK Limited and another [2019] UKUT TC133 the Upper Tribunal overruled the FTT; the method used by the taxpayers to apportion their company profits went beyond what was just and reasonable. The Court of Appeal (CA) has found in favour of the taxpayers and agreed with the FTT findings.
With months to go for all ongoing disguised remuneration (DR) settlements to be completed we doubt HMRC has the resource to cope. It's not looking good.
The deadline for reporting details of outstanding disguised remuneration loans to HMRC is 1 October 2019. The online tool for making these reports is now available; a government gateway account is required plus full details of all loans.
A summary of the latest developments in tax for small and medium-sized companies and their owners. See Companies: Essential Know-how for the latest version of this guide.