INCOME TAX – PAY AS YOU EARN – NATIONAL INSURANCE CONTRIBUTIONS – Intermediaries Legislation – IR35 – Personal Service Companies (PSC) – s.49 of the Income Tax (Pay As you Earn) Act 2003 (ITEPA) – Determinations under Regulation 80 of the ITEPA Regulations 2003 – Provision of IT consultancy services – notional or hypothetical contracts … Continue reading Ralc Consulting Ltd v Revenue and Customs (Income Tax – Pay As You Earn – National Insurance): FTTTx 29 Oct 2019
INCOME TAX – out of time assessments – whether loss of tax attributable to fraudulent or negligent conduct of Appellant – yes – appeal dismissed – TMA 1970 s 36(1) Citations: [2002] UKSC SPC00358 Links: Bailii Statutes: Taxes Management Act 1970 36(1) Income Tax Updated: 10 June 2022; Ref: scu.195397
hl Corporation tax – Group relief – What constitutes valid claim to group relief and whether such claim had been made within two-year time-limit – Claim made in notice of appeal and accounts without identifying surrendering companies – Income and Corporation Taxes Act 1970, 55 258, 264(l)(c), Taxes Management Act 1970, ss 42(5), 114. [1991] … Continue reading Gallic Leasing Ltd v Coburn (Inspector of Taxes): HL 28 Nov 1991
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FTTTx Income Tax/Corporation Tax : Human Rights – INCOME TAX – preliminary issue – discovery assessments – extended time limits – ss 29 and 36 TMA 1970 – death of taxpayer – whether art 6 Human Rights Convention engaged – whether contrary to overriding objective in Tribunal Procedure Rule 2 to allow proceedings to continue … Continue reading Wood v Revenue and Customs: FTTTx 12 Jun 2015
The appellants had entered into certain partnerships designed to mitigate liability too income tax by creating trading losses through investments in films. HMRC rejected the claims. HMRC then sought to backdate adjustments to the carry-back claims involved. The tax payers now appealed from findings that the adjustments were not outside the statutory time limit, saying … Continue reading De Silva and Another, Regina (on The Application of) v Revenue and Customs: SC 15 Nov 2017
INCOME TAX – discovery assessments – Taxes Management Act 1970 ss. 9A, 12B, 28A, 29, 34, 36 – onus of proof – whether discovery ‘stale’ – whether the condition under s 29(4) met for the ordinary time limit to be extended – income returned on an accruals basis – quantum of insufficiency varied for a … Continue reading Kantopoulos v Revenue and Customs No 2 (Income Tax – Discovery Assessments): FTTTx 19 Jul 2019
Income Tax; Closure Notice; Discovery Assessments; whether Appellant overcharged by assessments; whether Appellant negligently delivered incorrect returns; omission of sales; adequacy of business records; method of calculation of turnover and profit; takings build-up; relevance and calculation of funds obtained through gambling; applicability of Retail Price Index to takings build-up for year of enquiry to other … Continue reading Chapman v Revenue and Customs: FTTTx 22 Nov 2011
FTTTx Notice issued pursuant to Finance Act 2008 Sch 36 para 1 – Whether notice invalid on ground that notice of intention to enquire into the partnership return not given within the time allowed in Taxes Management Act 1970 s.12AC(2) – Appeal dismissed Citations: [2010] UKFTT 484 (TC) Links: Bailii Statutes: Taxes Management Act 1970 … Continue reading The Sandrock Hotel (Partnership) v Revenue and Customs: FTTTx 16 Sep 2010
FTTTx INCOME TAX – late filing of partnership return – penalties – reasonable excuse – HMRC excusing late filing in another similar case justifies excuse in this case – s93A(6) TMA 1970 – no reasonable excuse found on the facts – appeal dismissed Citations: [2010] UKFTT 55 (TC) Links: Bailii Statutes: Taxes Management Act 1970 … Continue reading Express Agency v Revenue and Customs: FTTTx 3 Feb 2010
Citations: [2010] UKFTT 51 (TC) Links: Bailii Statutes: Taxes Management Act 1970 59B(4A) Jurisdiction: England and Wales Taxes Management Updated: 17 August 2022; Ref: scu.408864
SCIT Closure notice – application for direction to close enquiry into tax return – limited liability partnership – s 28B Taxes Management Act 1970 – direction for closure within three months Citations: [2009] UKSPC SPC00736, [2009] STI 627, [2009] STC (SCD) 293 Links: Bailii Statutes: Taxes Management Act 1970 28B Jurisdiction: England and Wales Cited … Continue reading Eclipse Film Partners No 35 Llp v Revenue and Customs: SCIT 17 Feb 2009
FTTTx INCOME TAX – Use of company assets by directors – whether ‘benefit’ under s 201 Income Tax (Earnings and Pensions) Act 2003 – If so whether entitlement to deduction under s 365 Income Tax (Earnings and Pensions) Act 2003 – Whether ‘discovery’ within s 29 Taxes Management Act 1970 – Appeal allowed in part … Continue reading Rockall and Another v Revenue and Customs: FTTTx 1 Jul 2014
The appellants challenged an assessment to income tax, saying that they had not been supported by a bona fide discovery of any loss of tax, and was otherwise unsupported by evidence. Held: ‘The appellants have over a period of many years denied the true facts and have failed to provide any evidence of their partnership … Continue reading Momin and others v HM Revenue and Customs: ChD 15 Jun 2007
The claimant had not received the same tax allowance following his wife’s death as would have been received by a woman surviving her husband. That law had been declared incompatible with Human Rtights law as discriminatory, but the respondent refused to make good any claim which had not been originally pursued to the European Court, … Continue reading Regina on the Application of Wilkinson v The Commissioners of Inland Revenue: CA 18 Jun 2003
INCOME TAX – Assessments following investigation – whether a taxpayer has failed to notify chargeability to income tax – yes; – whether taxpayer has failed to notify tax liabilities – yes; – whether taxpayer has failed to accurately return his total income – yes; – whether assessments made are excessive – no; – whether taxpayer … Continue reading Rafferty v Revenue and Customs: FTTTx 10 May 2022
The European Court had found the UK to have unlawfully treated differently payment of franked dividends between subsidiaries of UK companies according to whether all the UK subsidiaries were themselves UK based, thus prejudicing European subsidiaries, breach of EU Treaty guarantees of freedom of establishment and of movement of capital. The court was now asked … Continue reading Test Claimants In The Franked Investment Income Group Litigation v Inland Revenue: SC 23 May 2012
Application for permission for late appeal against the HMRC decision to refuse to consider an appeal against a discovery assessment made under section 29 Taxes Management Act 1970 for chargeability to the High Income Child Benefit Charge – Martland followed and applied – permission granted Citations: [2022] UKFTT 12 (TC) Links: Bailii Jurisdiction: England and … Continue reading Jordan v Revenue and Customs (Procedure : Other): FTTTx 16 Dec 2021
FTTTx INCOME TAX – self assessment – closure notices – discovery assessments – whether business records adequate – whether sales omitted – whether full disclosure of bank accounts – onus of proof – presumption of continuity – Taxes Management Act 1970 ss. 9A, 12B, 28A, 29, 34, 36, 49G, 50 and 95; Finance Act 2007 … Continue reading Allan v Revenue and Customs (Income Tax/Corporation Tax : Assessment/Self-Assessment): FTTTx 20 Jul 2016
Appeal pursuant to Taxes Management Act 1970 (TMA) s.19A(6) against a notice issued pursuant to TMA s.19A – Appeal dismissed [2010] UKFTT 480 (TC) Bailii Taxes Management Act 1970 19A(6) England and Wales Income Tax Updated: 03 January 2022; Ref: scu.426636
FTTTx Income Tax; PAYE Determinations; National Insurance Contributions Decisions; bonus; effect of reference in accounts to fish stocks; whether paper transaction; whether contingent liability or accrual; Time Bar; deliberate conduct; whether liability excluded by agreement and/or undertaking; Taxpayer struck off Register of Companies and subsequently restored to the Register; effect of restoration; Income Tax (Pay … Continue reading Spring Salmon and Seafood Ltd v Revenue and Customs: FTTTx 11 Sep 2014
FTTTx Section 98A (2) and (3) Taxes Management Act 1970 – penalties for late employer’s end of year P35 return – Appellant believed reasonable care taken – no failure message received- whether reasonable excuse – no – appeal dismissed [2014] UKFTT 827 (TC) Bailii Taxes Management Act 1970 98A(2) 98A(3) England and Wales Taxes Management … Continue reading Nantyffyllon Rugby Club v Revenue and Customs: FTTTx 20 Aug 2014
INCOME TAX – Assessment for additional tax after continuation – penalties – whether sufficient records delivered – whether income undeclared in light of family household expenditure – financial information of spouse not disclosed because of secrecy – Appeal allowed. Sections 12, 29, 34 and 36 of the Taxes Management Act 1970 and Part 1 Finance … Continue reading Whittle v Revenue and Customs: FTTTx 4 Mar 2014
FTTTx CAPITAL GAINS TAX – Discovery assessment; tax avoidance scheme involving capital redemption policies; whether HMRC officer discovered that chargeable gains ought to have been assessed or relief refused, whether an assessment was insufficient, or whether any relief given was excessive; whether officer of HMRC could not have been reasonably expected to be aware of … Continue reading Pattullo v Revenue and Customs: FTTTx 26 Aug 2014
The claimant had received two injuries resulting in his total blindness. He sought an order of certiorari against the respondent who had found only a 20% disability. The tribunal responded that its decision, under the Act was final. Held: In its decision the tribunal had made reference to the expert medical report and thereby had … Continue reading Regina v Medical Appeal Tribunal ex parte Gilmore; Re Gilmore’s Application: CA 25 Feb 1957
Taxpayer companies challenged the way that the revenue restricted claims for group Corporation Tax relief for subsidiary companies in Europe. The issue was awaiting a decision of the European Court. The Revenue said that the claims now being made by other companies should proceed through the Commissioners who could implement European law directly. The taxpayers … Continue reading Autologic Holdings Plc and others v Commissioners of Inland Revenue: HL 28 Jul 2005
Contractor and Client Copyrights The plaintiff had contributed a design for a system of classifying and selecting tracks to be played on a radio station. He did so under a consultancy contract. Held: A Joint authorship claim required that the contributor had made some direct contribution to the words appearing in the eventual published item. … Continue reading Robin Ray v Classic FM Plc: PatC 18 Mar 1998
The society had set out to assert that regulations were unlawful in creating a double taxation. It paid money on account of the tax demanded. It won and recovered the sums paid, but the revenue refused to pay any interest accrued on the sums paid. The Society sought to challenge the decision by judicial review. … Continue reading Woolwich Equitable Building Society v Inland Revenue Commissioners (2): HL 20 Jul 1992
INCOME TAX – discovery assessments – ss 29, 34, 36 and 118 of Taxes Management Act 1970 – no returns filed for relevant years – information from police raid – interaction with reg 72 Income Tax (PAYE) Regulations 2003 – whether discovery of . .
The appellant challenged by review the use of closed material first in the issue of a search warrant, and subsequently to justify the retention of materials removed during the search.
Held: The appeal failed. No express statutory justification . .
References: [2013] UKUT 1041 (TCC) Links: Bailii UTTC Procedure – costs – whether, in a case where the taxpayer has opted out of the Complex costs regime, the First-tier Tribunal has the power to order that the parties share the costs of the appellant complying with a direction for preparation of hearing bundles – Tribunal … Continue reading HM Revenue and Customs v Eclipse Film Partners No35 Llp; UTTC 22 Mar 2013
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