In Mark Alan Smith & Robert Andrew Corbett v HMRC [2023] TC8977, the First Tier Tribunal (FTT) found that a company did not own the goodwill associated with the business it carried on. HMRC's Income Tax assessment on the purported distribution of the goodwill, by the company, failed. The goodwill was not the company's asset to distribute.
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The Welsh Parliament has announced that its outline and detailed draft budget will be published on Tuesday 19 December 2023. This will set out the tax, spending, and financing plans for Wales for 2024-25.
In James Fera v HMRC [2023] TC08986, the First Tier Tribunal (FTT) found that High-Income Child Benefit Charge (HICBC) discovery assessments raised by HMRC were retrospectively protected under Finance Act 2022. The assessments were not valid and the appeal was allowed.
HMRC have published their latest One-to-Many letters campaign, this time focusing on the use of 'hybrid structures' by some landlords, involving an LLP. This planning was recently featured in HMRC's 'Spotlight 63'.
The UK, along with 48 other countries, have agreed to the 'Crypto-Asset Reporting Framework' to help combat criminals using cryptoassets to evade and avoid billions in missing tax.
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It has been another quiet week from a tax perspective. Tuesday saw the State Opening of Parliament in which the King’s Speech outlined the government’s intent to reduce inflation, ease the cost of living, and assist businesses to fund new jobs and investments. There was little mention of tax measures.
In Gunfleet Sands Limited & Ors v HMRC [2023] UKUT 260, the Upper Tribunal (UT) held that preliminary studies performed prior to the installation of wind turbines were not incurred on the provision of plant and so did not qualify for capital allowances.
HMRC published amended notes on 7 November 2023 for the completion of the CT600 Corporation Tax return when it includes an R&D claim. The new guidance confirms that the Additional Information Form (AIF) can be submitted at the same time as the return, contrary to HMRC's recent R&D practice.
In Wayne & Beverley Bottomer v HMRC [2023] TC8968, the First Tier Tribunal (FTT) held that fees paid to an individual who provided a lead to a property and then helped manage its renovation were not deductible against the capital gain realised when the property was sold. The payments did not meet the requirements of s.38 TCGA 1992.
In Delinian Limited (formerly Euromoney Institutional Investor PLC) v HMRC [2023] EWCA Civ 1281, the Court of Appeal (CoA) held that although structuring a deal to allow non-payment of tax through the Substantial Shareholdings Exemption (SSE) rules was tax avoidance, it was not one of the main purposes of the transaction so the deferred gain was allowed.