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 – discovery assessment – tax avoidance scheme – ground of appeal against the quantum of assessment and not the efficacy of the scheme – ss 29 and 34 of Taxes Management Act 1970 – whether assessment validly made – pre-condition under s 29(5) -whether a hypothetical officer could have been reasonably expected to … Continue reading Contractor v Revenue and Customs (Income Tax – Discovery Assessment – Tax Avoidance Scheme): FTTTx 23 Feb 2021
The taxpayer company wanted to appeal an assessment to corporation tax. It applied for a postponment of some part of the tax pending the appeal. That was refused, and it appealed to the high court. The revenue now appealed that court’s decision saying that the court had failed to take heed of one of its … Continue reading Inspector of Taxes v Pumahaven Ltd: CA 8 May 2003
Income tax – Taxes Management Act 1970 ss. 29, 31 and 50(6)-Appeal against notice of further assessment-burden of proof-Appeal dismissed Citations: [2012] UKFTT 670 (TC) Links: Bailii Jurisdiction: England and Wales Income Tax Updated: 09 November 2022; Ref: scu.466228
INCOME TAX – construction industry scheme- penalty under section 98A Taxes Management Act 1970- late submission of monthly return – whether reasonable excuse Citations: [2012] UKFTT 550 (TC) Links: Bailii Jurisdiction: England and Wales Income Tax Updated: 05 October 2022; Ref: scu.466090
Citations: [2005] EWHC 1558 (Ch) Links: Bailii Statutes: Taxes Management Act 1970 56(6), General Commissioners (Jurisdiction and Procedure) Rules 1994 20, Income and Corporation Taxes Act 1988 561(9) Jurisdiction: England and Wales Income Tax, Construction Updated: 25 September 2022; Ref: scu.228595
Losses which had been incurred in speculative non-commercial trading in shares and commodities were not ‘trade’ losses for income tax purposes, even though the tax payer intended to become involved in fund management as a career, and had intended these activities to be a commercially successful series. The taxpayer had claimed up to sixteen calls … Continue reading Wannell v Rothwell (Inspector of Taxes): ChD 29 Mar 1996
The taxpayer company had been refused a statutory Construction Industry Scheme certificate. The General Commissioners allowed the company’s appeal and itself issued a certificate. The revenue said the Commissioners had no jurisdiction either to hear an appeal or to issue such a certificate. Held: The scheme created by the 1971 Act was a special one. … Continue reading Tom Hudson (HM Inspector of Taxes) v JDC Services Limited: ChD 26 Mar 2004
LT CAPITAL GAINS TAX- s47(1) of Taxes Management Act 1970 – valuation of half-share in house and garden – value as a vacant house – comparables – evidential value of anonymised comparables – whether adjustment to reflect lettings – development value of rear garden – adjustment to reflect half share – whether sale prices disclosed … Continue reading HM Inspector of Taxes v Hatt: LT 13 Nov 2001
The inspector had issued an assessment under the section to recover a tax rebate incorrectly made to the tax payer. The taxpayer appealed. Held: The inspector claimed the repayment had been in error. The Act made that reclaim discretionary. The commissioners had decided that the reclaim was itself a mistake. However their decision which was … Continue reading Guthrie (Inspector of Taxes) v Twickenham Film Studios Ltd: ChD 27 Sep 2002
SCIT Income Tax – Schedule E – Benefit in kind – Whether expenses paid by company assessable as income of director – Apportionment of expenses – Income and Corporation Taxes Act 1988 ss.154, 156 – Discovery Assessment – Taxes Management Act 1970, Section 29 Citations: [2004] UKSC SPC00450 Links: Bailii Statutes: Income and Corporation Taxes … Continue reading Xi Software Ltd v HM Inspector of Taxes: SCIT 3 Dec 2004
SCIT INCOME TAX – relief for error or mistake – TMA 1970 s 33 – whether part of claim out of time – yes – whether conditions for relief satisfied – motoring expenses – returns made on basis of actual cost but taxpayer seeking to benefit from fixed profit car scheme – conditions not satisfied … Continue reading Cook v HM Inspector of Taxes: SCIT 29 Nov 2004
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
The inspector disallowed a claim for enterprise investment relief, saying that not all the funds raised were to be used for a qualifying purpose. Held: The proceeds of a share issue had been used in part to pay a dividend. The issue did not qualify. The inspector’s refusal yto authorise exemption was a decision refusing … Continue reading Forthright (Wales) Limited v A L Davies (HM Inspector of Taxes): ChD 18 Mar 2004
The tax inspector had sought to re-open a tax assessment outside the time limit provided. He had discovered that a house had been given to the tax payer by his employers. The taxpayer said this had been discoverable from his self-assessment tax return. The inspector had been aware of the possible deficiency for more than … Continue reading Langham (HM Inspector of Taxes) v Veltema: CA 26 Feb 2004
The inspector of taxes had power to issue a notice requiring access to legally privileged material. The power given by the section included certain exceptions, and those were not to be extended. The special or general commissioners had no power to hear from a taxpayer oral representations as to the issue of such a notice. … Continue reading Regina v A Special Commissioner ex parte Morgan Grenfell and Co Ltd; Regina v Martyn Rounding (HM Inspector of Taxes) ex parte Morgan Grenfell and Co Ltd: CA 2 Mar 2001
Before the appeal had been concluded under section 45(3), one of the two commissioners was incapacitated. The taxpayer appealed the refusal of a de novo hearing and the replacement of the tax commissioner. Held: The reconstitution of the panel did not require the consent of the parties. The balance of authority was that the incapacity … Continue reading Hitch, Regina (on the Application of) v Commissioners for the Special Purposes of the Income Tax Acts: Admn 4 Mar 2005
The thirty day time limit for the forwarding of a case stated is mandatory. The Court of Appeal has no discretion to extend the time limit. Millett LJ analysed the position by reference to the traditional dichotomy of directory or mandatory provisions, saying: ‘The question whether strict compliance with a statutory requirement is necessary has … Continue reading Petch v Gurney (Inspector of Taxes): CA 8 Jun 1994
Reduction of assessment for overcharge can only apply to wrong assessment. Citations: Gazette 29-Jul-1992 Statutes: Taxes Management Act 1970 50(6) Corporation Tax, Taxes Management Updated: 18 May 2022; Ref: scu.78026
The court considered the nature of allowable expenses for an investment company: ‘the notion behind this Section may be thought to be that the expenditure is something which if you were looking at the profits and gains under Schedule D would be deductible as a sum of money wholly and exclusive expended for the purpose … Continue reading Norman v Golder (Inspector of Taxes): 1944
A single transaction carried out as an agent for a non-resident company can be the ‘carrying on’ of a regular agency, though acting independently, and instructing lawyers and agents to sell land. Citations: Times 21-Nov-1995, Ind Summary 04-Dec-1995 Statutes: Taxes Management Act 1970 78(1), 82(1) Jurisdiction: England and Wales Corporation Tax, Taxes Management Updated: 10 … Continue reading Willson v Hooker (Inspector of Taxes): ChD 21 Nov 1995
(Income Tax/Corporation Tax : Penalty) – INCOME TAX – penalty for delay in filing return – delay by taxpayer in filing appeal to HMRC against penalty – HMRC refuse to admit appeal out of time – application to Tribunal under Section 49 Taxes Management Act 1970 for appeal to HMRC to be admitted out of … Continue reading Madonna Halley’s Hotel v Revenue and Customs: FTTTx 29 Aug 2017
INCOME TAX – High Income Child Benefit Charge – section 681B ITEPA 2003 – Discovery Assessment – section 29(1)(a) of Taxes Management Act 1970 – appeal allowed in part Citations: [2020] UKFTT 383 (TC) Links: Bailii Statutes: Taxes Management Act 1970 29(1)(a) Jurisdiction: England and Wales Income Tax Updated: 23 March 2022; Ref: scu.655318
PROCEDURE – application for permission to notify appeal out of time – section 49G Taxes Management Act 1970 – Martland applied – permission refused [2019] UKFTT 652 (TC) Bailii England and Wales Taxes Management Updated: 22 January 2022; Ref: scu.644048
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
The pension scheme had been approved, but that approval later withdraw. HMRC issued assessment for the years in which it had been approved. The taxpayer argued that such assessments applied to the date with effect from which the approval is withdraw, HMRC contended that it was in the year in which withdrawal was notified. The … Continue reading John Mander Pension Trustees Ltd v Revenue and Customs: SC 29 Jul 2015
HL Income tax, Schedule E – Non-resident employer – Employees working in U.K. sector of North Sea – Whether employer liable to deduct tax from emoluments – Income Tax (Employments) Regulations 1973 – Income and Corporation Taxes Act 1970, s 181 and s 204 – Finance Act 1973, 5 38 – Continental Shelf Act 1964 … Continue reading Clark (Inspector of Taxes) v Oceanic Contractors Inc: HL 16 Dec 1982
INCOME TAX – Permission to appeal out of time -penalties for failure to make returns – Section 93 of the Taxes Management Act 1970 and Schedule 55 of the Finance Act 2009 [2020] UKFTT 309 (TC) Bailii England and Wales Income Tax Updated: 22 November 2021; Ref: scu.653148
Application for late appeal – assessment for income tax – HMRC refuse to accept late appeal – permission to appeal sought from Tribunal – no convincing grounds put forward by the appellant — leave to appeal refused – s 49 Taxes Management Act 1970 . .
The inspector appealed a finding that he was unable to challenge a self-assessment after the normal time limit.
Held: The Act allowed an exemption on the basis that the inspector ‘could not have been reasonably expected on the basis of the . .
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Challenge to the lawfulness of an investigation by HMRC of tax affairs relating to the claimant’s businesses in Europe. HMRC had been claiming a right to conduct an informal investigation using the 2005 Act. The taxpayer sought judicial review of their actions. Held: The request for review was refused. The statute gave to the revenue … Continue reading JJ Manangement Llp and Others, Regina (on The Application of) v Revenue and Customs and Another: Admn 25 Jul 2019
INCOME TAX – Sections 160 and 208 Finance Act 2004 – Unauthorised Payments – Pension Schemes – Pensions Liberation scheme – Discovery – Section 29 Taxes and Management Act 1970 – Appeal dismissed Citations: [2019] UKFTT 602 (TC) Links: Bailii Statutes: Taxes Management Act 1970 29 Jurisdiction: England and Wales Income Tax, Taxes Management Updated: … Continue reading West v Revenue and Customs (Procedure : Income Tax – Unauthorised Payments – Pension Schemes): FTTTx 25 Sep 2019
Judges: Patten, Briggs, Simon LJJ Citations: [2016] EWCA Civ 19, [2016] STI 237, [2016] BTC 3, [2016] 4 WLR 67, [2016] WLR(D) 49, [2016] STC 638, [2016] 3 All ER 203 Links: Bailii, WLRD Statutes: Taxes Management Act 1970 29 Jurisdiction: England and Wales Taxes Management, Capital Gains Tax Updated: 19 July 2022; Ref: scu.559158
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
Judges: Lord Justice Lewison Citations: [2011] EWCA Civ 1566, [2012] 1 WLR 2322, [2012] BTC 1, [2012] STC 485, [2012] STI 29 Links: Bailii Statutes: Taxes Management Act 1970 29 Jurisdiction: England and Wales Income Tax, Capital Gains Tax, Taxes Management Updated: 09 June 2022; Ref: scu.450050
Judges: Gillen LJ, Weatherup LJ and Weir LJ Citations: [2016] NICA 56 Links: Bailii Statutes: Taxes Management Act 1970 29 Jurisdiction: Northern Ireland Taxes Management, Criminal Sentencing Updated: 05 April 2022; Ref: scu.605159
COMPENSATION PAYMENT for loss of office – Post Office Network Reinvention – whether capital payment for goodwill – or compensation for loss of office- payment compensation for loss of office – HMRC out of time to raise discovery assessment – section 29 (4) Taxes Management Act 1970 – appeal allowed [2011] UKFTT 707 (TC) Bailii … Continue reading Singh v Revenue and Customs: FTTTx 4 Nov 2011
FTTTx INCOME TAX – Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 – whether qualifying condition met for NCA to carry out general Revenue functions in relation to Appellant – yes – discovery assessments under s 29 TMA 1970 – whether the conditions for such assessments met – yes – whether within time limits – yes – on … Continue reading Lynch v National Crime Agency: FTTTx 9 Dec 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 court was asked whether the appellant taxpayer, Mr Hargreaves, has the right to require the respondent to establish, at a separate preliminary hearing prior to the hearing of his appeal against a ‘discovery’ assessment made under section 29 of the 1970 Act, the matters which under that section HMRC must establish to show that … Continue reading Hargreaves v HM Revenue and Customs: CA 22 Mar 2016
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
FTTtx INCOME TAX – whether interest earned on joint account in names of taxpayer and family members all properly to be assessed on taxpayer alone as the provider of the funds -yes; resulting trust; settlements legislation; s.29 TMA 1970 – out of time assessments set aside; penalties inappropriate- no negligence. Hacking TJ [2013] UKFTT 110 … Continue reading Bingham v Revenue and Customs: FTTTx 11 Feb 2013
UTTC Capital Gains Tax – whether discovery assessments valid – s 29, Taxes Management Act 1970 – meaning of ‘discovery’ – inference of information under s 29(6)(d)(i) – inclusion of DOTAS scheme reference number in return – whether an officer could not have been reasonably expected to be aware of an insufficiency of tax (s … Continue reading HMRC v Charlton Corfield and Corfield: UTTC 20 Dec 2012
FTTTX INCOME TAX – discovery assessment – section 29 TMA 1970 – whether officer could reasonably have been expected to be aware of understatement of income – information made available pursuant to section 29(6) – . .
Discovery assessment – was tax return completed carelessly – was the existence and relevance of RTI information known to hypothetical officer – s29 Taxes Management Act 1970 . .
References: [2012] UKUT 770 (TCC) Links: Bailii UTTC Capital Gains Tax – whether discovery assessments valid – s 29, Taxes Management Act 1970 – meaning of ‘discovery’ – inference of information under s 29(6)(d)(i) – inclusion of DOTAS scheme reference number in return – whether an officer could not have been reasonably expected to be … Continue reading HMRC v Charlton Corfield and Corfield; UTTC 20 Dec 2012
Whether the appellants, HM Revenue and Customs, can issue a ‘discovery assessment’ pursuant to section 29 of the Taxes Management Act 1970 where they learn that a taxpayer who has neither delivered a tax return in respect of the material year nor been notified of a requirement to do so was liable for high income … Continue reading HM Revenue and Customs v Wilkes: CA 7 Dec 2022
No re-opening after closure notices The taxpayer had purchased software licences (SLA), and set out to claim the full cost against its tax liabiilities under the 2001 Act in the first year. The taxpayer said that after the Revenue had issued closure notices, it was not able to re-open the assessments for the year in … Continue reading Revenue and Customs v Tower MCashback Llp 1 and Another: SC 11 May 2011
The taxpayer company was a non-trading company owing shareholders substantial sums. Rather than pay dividends it waived dividends it held in a public company, and the shareholder waived interest on the loans. The IR apportioned the income of the company between the shareholders pro rata according to their interest on a winding up. The commissioners … Continue reading Lothbury Investment Corporation Ltd v Inland Revenue Commissioners: 1979
Citations: [2006] EWHC 300 (Ch), 77 TC 484 Links: Bailii Statutes: Taxes Management Act 1970 97AA(1)(a) Jurisdiction: England and Wales Income Tax, Taxes Management Updated: 19 November 2022; Ref: scu.341763
FTTTx INCOME TAX – Taxes Management Act 1970 ss. 8, 9A, 9ZA, 19A, 28A, 42, 43 and 50(6) – Appeal against amendment made by a closure notice – burden of proof – Whether amendment to an ‘unsolicited’ tax return subject to the time limit in s.9ZA – Appeal allowed Citations: [2013] UKFTT 144 (TC) Links: … Continue reading Weerasinghe v Revenue and Customs: FTTTx 13 Feb 2013
FTTTx INCOME TAX – Losses – whether losses relating to purchase and resale of commercial properties by appellant attributable to appellant’s UK property business (s264 Income Tax (Trading and Other Income Act) 2005) or whether the losses were trading losses – losses were trading losses – whether ‘discovery amendment’ under s30B(1) Taxes Management Act 1970 … Continue reading Albermarle 4 Llp v Revenue and Customs: FTTTx 30 Jan 2013
FTTTx INCOME TAX – penalty for late filing of tax return – section 93 (2) Taxes Management Act 1970 – first and second surcharges under sections 59C (2) and (3) Taxes Management Act 1970 in respect of late payment of tax – whether reasonable excuse Citations: [2012] UKFTT 624 (TC) Links: Bailii Statutes: Taxes Management … Continue reading Woolley v Revenue and Customs: FTTTx 4 Oct 2012
Income tax — penalty — section 98A (2) (a) Taxes Management Act 1970 whether employers annual return Form P 35 filed online or test submission — whether reasonable excuse — whether prompt notification of time-based penalty Citations: [2011] UKFTT 278 (TC) Links: Bailii Statutes: Taxes Management Act 1970 98A(2) Jurisdiction: England and Wales Taxes Management … Continue reading Law Costing Ltd v Revenue and Customs: FTTTx 28 Apr 2011
Judges: Arden, Gloster, Simon LJJ Citations: [2016] BTC 6, [2016] EWCA Civ 40, [2016] STC 1333, [2016] STI 303 Links: Bailii Statutes: Finance (No 2) Act 1992 42, Taxes Management Act 1970 12AC(1) Jurisdiction: England and Wales Citing: Appeal from – De Silva and Another v Revenue and Customs UTTC 15-Apr-2014 Film partnerships – partnership … Continue reading De Silva and Another, Regina (on The Application of) v HM Revenue and Customs: CA 2 Feb 2016
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
Film partnerships – partnership trading losses – inclusion of trading losses in partners’ self-assessment tax returns – claims to utilise those losses for carry back relief- means of challenge available to HMRC Citations: [2014] UKUT 170 (TCC) Links: Bailii Statutes: Finance (No 2) Act 1992 42, Taxes Management Act 1970 12AC(1) Jurisdiction: England and Wales … Continue reading De Silva and Another v Revenue and Customs: UTTC 15 Apr 2014
Late payment of tax; reasons for late payment not accepted as ‘reasonable excuse; s.59C TMA Citations: [2012] UKFTT 294 (TC) Links: Bailii Statutes: Taxes Management Act 1970 59C Taxes Management Updated: 03 November 2022; Ref: scu.462737
Penalty – s8 Taxes Management Act 1970 – proof of service a prerequisite to a penalty – ‘Return Summary’ inadequate/unreliable evidence. Citations: [2019] UKFTT 490 (TC) Links: Bailii Jurisdiction: England and Wales Taxes Management Updated: 26 October 2022; Ref: scu.641280
INCOME TAX – Discovery Assessment – Section 29 Taxes Management Act 1970 – whether HMRC made a discovery of an insufficiency to tax – whether it was ‘stale’ – Beagles applied – duty of candour – obligation on HMRC to assist the Tribunal in furthering the overriding objective of dealing with cases fairly and justly’ … Continue reading Jafari v Revenue and Customs (Income Tax – Discovery Assessment): FTTTx 13 Nov 2019
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
INCOME TAX – whether appellant had under-declared trading profits -discovery assessments – s 29 Taxes Management Act 1970 – whether discovery had become stale – penalties for inaccuracies in tax returns – schedule 24 Finance Act 2007 – whether conduct deliberate and concealed – appeal allowed in part Citations: [2019] UKFTT 99 (TC) Links: Bailii … Continue reading Chaudhary v Revenue and Customs (Income Tax/Corporation Tax : Assessment/Self-Assessment): FTTTx 14 Feb 2019
FTTTx Section 98A(2) TMA 1970 – penalties for late Employer’s End of Year Return – cessation of Appellant’s business – HMRC did not impose penalties until after cessation – whether reasonable excuse – appeal allowed in part Citations: [2012] UKFTT 139 (TC) Links: Bailii Statutes: Taxes Management Act 1970 98A(2) Taxes Management Updated: 05 October … Continue reading Dent (T/A Tony’s Meats) v Revenue and Customs: FTTTx 17 Feb 2012
FTTTx Section 93A (2) Taxes Management Act 1970 – late filing of partnership return – Appellant’s agent said no paper return or UTR number issued therefore unable to submit paper or online return – reasonable excuse shown – appeal allowed. Judges: Connell TJ Citations: [2012] UKFTT 9 (TC) Links: Bailii Statutes: Taxes Management Act 1970 … Continue reading Norton (T/A Oracle Fieldwork) v Revenue and Customs: FTTTx 4 Jan 2012
FTTTx Section 98A (2) and (3) Taxes Management Act 1970 – late Employer’s P35 End of Year return – Employer Scheme inactive – not a reasonable excuse Citations: [2012] UKFTT 35 (TC) Links: Bailii Statutes: Taxes Management Act 1970 98A(2) 98A(3) Jurisdiction: England and Wales Taxes Management Updated: 04 October 2022; Ref: scu.450796
FTTTx Income Tax – Repayment claim for 2008/09 – Whether outwith time-limit – Yes – Schedule 1AB Taxes Management Act 1970 – Application for strike-out under Rule 8(2) of the Tribunal Procedure (First-tier Tribunal) (Tax Chamber) Rules 2009 – Application granted Citations: [2014] UKFTT 694 (TC) Links: Bailii Jurisdiction: England and Wales Income Tax Updated: … Continue reading Bbosa v Revenue and Customs: FTTTx 18 Jul 2014
FTTTx P35 return-Penalty for late return (Taxes Management Act 1970 s.98A)-Reasonable excuse-Appeal dismissed Judges: Staker TJ Citations: [2011] UKFTT 623 (TC) Links: Bailii Statutes: Taxes Management Act 1970 98A Jurisdiction: England and Wales Taxes Management Updated: 29 September 2022; Ref: scu.449589
FTTTx PROCEDURE – Appeal – Application for permission to notify to Tribunal -Appeal made to HMRC before 1 April 2009 – After 1 April 2009 HMRC offered Applicant a review – Offer not accepted and matter not notified to Tribunal within ‘acceptance period’ – Whether Tribunal should give permission to notify appeal out of time … Continue reading Roberts v Revenue and Customs: FTTTx 10 Jun 2011
FTTTx Assessment/self-assessment Notes: Income tax – computation of profits – closure notice and amendments – s29 TMA discovery assessments – onus of proof on taxpayer in relation to amounts assessed – ‘presumption of continuity’: meaning and effect Income Tax -penalties for negligent conduct s 95 TMA 1970. FIRST-TIER Citations: [2011] UKFTT 315 (TC) Links: Bailii … Continue reading Syed v Revenue and Customs: FTTTx 12 May 2011
FTTT INCOME TAX – Penalty for negligently delivering an incorrect tax return (Taxes Management Act 1970 s.95) – Whether omission from the tax return of relocation expenses paid by employer was negligent – Whether the penalty imposed was excessive – Appeal dismissed Citations: [2011] UKFTT 183 (TC) Links: Bailii Statutes: Taxes Management Act 1970 95 … Continue reading Wald v Revenue and Customs: FTTTx 17 Mar 2011
FTTTx Late payment surcharge – Inability to pay – Whether reasonable excuse on the facts – No – Appeal dismissed – Section 59C Taxes Management Act 1970 Citations: [2011] UKFTT 208 (TC) Links: Bailii Statutes: Taxes Management Act 1970 59C Taxes Management Updated: 17 September 2022; Ref: scu.442940
FTTTx INCOME TAX – Surcharge on unpaid income tax (Taxes Management Act 1970 s.59C) – Whether a reasonable excuse for late payment – Appeal dismissed Citations: [2011] UKFTT 194 (TC) Links: Bailii Statutes: Taxes Management Act 1970 59C Taxes Management Updated: 17 September 2022; Ref: scu.442916
FTTTx Construction Industry Scheme – Penalty for late return (Taxes Management Act 1970 s.98A) – Reasonable excuse – Appeal dismissed Citations: [2011] UKFTT 195 (TC) Links: Bailii Statutes: Taxes Management Act 1970 Taxes Management Updated: 17 September 2022; Ref: scu.442920
FTTTx INCOME TAX – Surcharges on unpaid income tax (Taxes Management Act 1970 s.59C) – Whether a reasonable excuse for late payment – Appeal dismissed Citations: [2011] UKFTT 196 (TC) Links: Bailii Statutes: Taxes Management Act 1970 59C Income Tax Updated: 17 September 2022; Ref: scu.442905
FTTTx Company Tax – Penalties for late returns (Finance Act 1998, Sch 18, para 17) – Reasonable excuse (Taxes Management Act 1970, s.118(2)) – Returns submitted within deadline but rejected by HMRC as accounts were not signed – Burden on HMRC to establish that returns were filed late and therefore to establish in this case … Continue reading Codu Computer Ltd v Revenue and Customs: FTTTx 28 Feb 2011
SCIT SHARE OPTIONS – unapproved scheme – gains by employee – whether charge to income tax arises when options exercised but shares not sold – yes – ICTA 1988 s 135(1). ASSESSMENT – power to raise assessment – whether loss of tax attributable to negligent conduct on the part of the Appellant or the person … Continue reading An Employee v Revenue and Customs: SCIT 19 Mar 2008
FTTTx Penalty; late filing; fairness; s98A(2)(a) TMA 1970. Common law fairness. Conscionable conduct. Burden of proof. Jusilla v Finland. Article 6 ECHR. Citations: [2011] UKFTT 479 (TC) Links: Bailii Statutes: Taxes Management Act 1970 98A(2)(a) Jurisdiction: England and Wales Taxes Management, Human Rights Updated: 03 September 2022; Ref: scu.449472
FTTTx VAT Penalties – First and second surcharges imposed under S.59(C) TMA 1970 – Appellant unable to pay due to difficult trading conditions – says may have been able to pay had he known a surcharge would be imposed – whether reasonable excuse – no – surcharges confirmed. Citations: [2011] UKFTT 496 (TC) Links: Bailii … Continue reading Westwood v Revenue and Customs: FTTTx 25 Jul 2011
The claimants challenged a decision by HMCR to deal only with their client taxpayers direct and not with them as their agents, saying that they had failed to provide an opportunity for representations to be made and to give adequate reasons for the decision. Judges: Kenneth Parker J Citations: [2011] EWHC 240 (Admin) Links: Bailii … Continue reading Lunn and Others, Regina (on The Application of) v HM Revenue and Customs: Admn 16 Feb 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
The taxpayer appealed against a decision confirming the Commissioners’ power to impose a penalty on him. It was said that his solicitors’ firm had negligently understated its profits. A settlement was proposed allowing a withdrawal of the return, which the claimant said was inconsistent with a penalty. Held: There had been no error of law … Continue reading Stockler v HM Revenue and Customs: ChD 22 Sep 2009
FTTTx Discovery assessments and amendment to returns – Whether negligent in completing and filing incorrect returns – Yes – Appeal dismissed – s. 29 Taxes Management Act 1970 – Penalties – Whether correct amount – Appeal allowed in part – s 95 Taxes Management Act 1970 Judges: John Brooks TJ Citations: [2010] UKFTT 271 (TC) … Continue reading Moore v Revenue and Customs: FTTTx 14 Jun 2010
The Court was asked whether an employee’s remuneration is taxable as his or her emoluments or earnings when it is paid to a third party in circumstances in which the employee had no prior entitlement to receive it himself or herself. Held: The company’s appeal failed. The purposive approach to the interpretation of the general … Continue reading RFC 2012 Plc (Formerly The Rangers Football Club Plc) v Advocate General for Scotland: SC 5 Jul 2017
FTTTx Construction Industry Scheme-Cancellation of registration for gross payment (Finance Act 2004 s.66)-Whether ‘reasonable excuse for the failure to comply’ (Finance Act 2004 Sch 11 para 4(4)(a); Taxes Management Act 1970 s.118(2))-Appeal dismissed Citations: [2009] UKFTT 283 (TC) Links: Bailii Statutes: Taxes Management Act 1970 118(2) Taxes Management, Construction Updated: 17 August 2022; Ref: scu.408988
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
FTTTx INCOME TAX-PENALTY-Failure to produce documents in accordance with section 19 TMA 1970 order – daily penalties imposed under section 97AA(1)(b)TMA 1970 – was the penalty a criminal charge within the meaning given by Strasbourg cases – no – was article 6(3)(a) ECHR engaged – no – did the penalty determination comply with section 100 … Continue reading Flaxmode Ltd v Revenue and Customs: FTTTx 13 Jan 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
Citations: [2007] EWHC 2967 (Ch) Links: Bailii Statutes: Taxes Management Act 1970 Jurisdiction: England and Wales Taxes Management Updated: 28 July 2022; Ref: scu.262178
The appellants sought to challenge their convictions for cheating the Inland Revenue. They were accused of having hidden assets and income from the revenue. The appellants objected to the use at trial of material obtained in a ‘Hansard’ interview. At such interview admissions are accepted as a basis for settling civil liabiity, but expressly excluding … Continue reading Regina v Sewa Singh Gill and Paramjit Singh Gill: CACD 31 Jul 2003
Appeal by case stated brought by the taxpayer, Mr Tomlinson, against a decision of the General Commissioners when they dismissed his appeal against a penalty of andpound;100 imposed upon him for failure to comply with a notice under section 8 of the 1970 Act to make and deliver a personal tax return for the tax … Continue reading Tomlinson v Revenue and Customs: ChD 1 Nov 2007
The court was asked whether the process of distraint against goods for unpaid tax under section 61 of the 1970 Act is an ‘execution’ within section 183 of the 1986 Act which applies where a creditor has issued, but not completed, execution against the goods or land of a company which is subsequently wound up. … Continue reading Brenner v Revenue and Customs; In re Modern Jet Support Centre Ltd: ChD 21 Jul 2005
Appeal against penalty. Citations: [2002] EWCA Civ 1649 Links: Bailii Statutes: Taxes Management Act 1970 20(1) Jurisdiction: England and Wales Taxes Management Updated: 29 June 2022; Ref: scu.217725
The company sought repayment of excess advance corporation tax payments made under a mistake of law. The question was the extent of the effect of the ruling in Klienwort Benson, in particular whether it covered sums paid as taxation, and how the law of limitation was to be allowed for. Held: Money paid under a … Continue reading Inland Revenue and Another v Deutsche Morgan Grenfell Group Plc: CA 4 Feb 2005
Application for permission to appeal against an order refusing the claimant permission to apply for judicial review of a notice given to him by an inspector of taxes pursuant to s.20(1) of the Taxes Management Act 1970. The application before Newman J was a renewed application, the application having been refused on the papers by … Continue reading Werner, Regina (on the Application of) v Commissioners of Inland Revenue and others: CA 12 Jul 2002
The father challenged a ruling that in calculating his liability to pay child support he was not entitled first to deduct, as a self-employed person, all the allowances he might claim against income tax by way of capital allowances. Held: The legislation is sloppy, muddled and would lead to unjust and absurd results. Nevertheless the … Continue reading Smith v Smith and Another: CA 19 Oct 2004
