FTTTx Income Tax – Anti-avoidance – transfer of assets abroad code – s739 ICTA 1988 – appellants were shareholders in UK bookmaker which transferred its telebetting business to Gibraltar – purpose of avoiding betting duty found but not corporation tax or other income tax
Relevance and compatibility of EU freedom of establishment and free movement of capital rights considered – freedoms did not apply as between UK and Gibraltar – freedoms did apply however in respect of first appellant who was national of another Member State (Ireland) – legislation incompatible – interpretation conforming to EU right given – appeals of first appellant allowed
Whether certain assessments defective because conditions for discovery assessment (s29(5) TMA 1970) and time limits (s36 TMA 1970) not met – yes
Appeals of second and third appellants allowed for defective assessments – their appeals for the remaining valid assessments dismissed in principle
Swami Rhaghavan
[2014] UKFTT 804 (TC)
Bailii
Income and Corporation Taxes Act 1988 739
England and Wales
Citing:
See also – Fisher and Others v Revenue and Customs FTTTx 14-Aug-2014
FTTTx Procedure – application to be added as party under Rule 9(3) of Tribunal Procedure (First-tier Tribunal) (Tax Chamber) Rules 2009 by Her Majesty’s Government of Gibraltar on grounds it was uniquely placed . .
Cited – HP Bulmer Ltd and Another v J Bollinger Sa and others CA 22-May-1974
Necessity for Reference to ECJ
Lord Denning said that the test for whether a question should be referred to the European Court of Justice is one of necessity, not desirability or convenience. There are cases where the point, if decided one way, would shorten the trial greatly. . .
Cited – Commissioners of Customs and Excise v Aps Samex 1983
It is generally right for the court to find the facts before referring questions of law to the European Court of Justice.
Bingham J restated the four requirement sfor a reference set out in Bulmer, saying: ‘(1) Will the point be substantially . .
Lists of cited by and citing cases may be incomplete.
Income Tax, European
Updated: 02 November 2021; Ref: scu.535962