Duke of Northumberland v Commissioners of Inland Revenue: HL 30 Apr 1920

For the purpose of ascertaining the amount upon which excess mineral rights duty is to be charged under section 43 of the Finance (No. 2) Act 1915, the rate of income tax to be deducted from both sums brought into comparison is that current for the accounting year and no other.
Decision of the Court of Appeal ( 1919, 2 K.B. 200) affirmed.

Judges:

Lords Cave, Atkinson, Shaw, Wrenbury, and Phillimore

Citations:

[1920] UKHL 630, 58 SLR 630

Links:

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Jurisdiction:

England and Wales

Taxes – Other

Updated: 17 June 2022; Ref: scu.631517