Bray v Best: HL 1989

There was not necessarily subsumed in the concession that a payment constituted an emolument from employment a conclusion that the payment must therefore be for a chargeable period within the aggregate period during which the employment subsisted. There was no basis for this conclusion in logic or authority. The period to which any given payment is to be attributed is a question to be determined as one of fact in each case, depending on all the circumstances, including its source and the intention of the payer.
References: [1989] STC 159
Judges: Lord Oliver
Statutes: Income and Corporation Taxes Act 1988 Sch E
Jurisdiction: England and Wales
This case is cited by:

  • Cited – RCI Europe Ltd v Kate Woods (HM Inspector of Taxes) ChD 16-Dec-2003
    The company made payments to a former director in return for a severance agreement which restricted his future business activities.
    Held: Despite the fact that all payments were made only after his employment had been terminated, they remained . .
    (Times 09-Jan-04, , [2003] EWHC 3129 (Ch), [2004] STC 315, [2004] STI 45)
  • Cited – Shilton v Wilmshurst HL 7-Feb-1991
    The taxpayer was transferred from one football club to another. He was paid andpound;75,000 to persuade him to move. The revenue appealed a decision that this was not a sum taxable as an emolument under Schedule E by the new employer.
    Held: . .
    ([1991] 1 AC 684, , [1991] UKHL TC – 64 – 78, [1991] 3 All ER 148, [1991] STC 88)

These lists may be incomplete.
Last Update: 27 November 2020; Ref: scu.190496