Litman and Another v Revenue and Customs: FTTTx 16 Jan 2014

Capital Gains Tax – negligence in making tax returns – CGT loss generating scheme- acquisition of Capital Redemption Policies – reliance on advice from professional firms – DOTAS number provided -held – failure to understand commercial elements of transaction and that financing to acquire Capital Redemption Policies was not a sham amounts to negligence – level of penalty reduced in respect of DOTAS disclosure and degree of co operation.

Citations:

[2014] UKFTT 89 (TC)

Links:

Bailii

Jurisdiction:

England and Wales

Capital Gains Tax

Updated: 17 April 2022; Ref: scu.521712