Thomas v Revenue and Customs (Income Tax/Corporation Tax : Assessment/Self-Assessment): FTTTx 25 Feb 2016

INCOME TAX – self-assessment – discovery assessments – whether relevant conditions met – reference during enquiry window to potential assessability – held on facts that no information available then to enable HMRC officer to quantify loss of tax for relevant tax year – condition in s 29(5) TMA 1970 met – held, assessments valid – whether appellants were settlors for tax purposes in respect of non-UK trust – burden of proof – approach where appellants would have to prove a negative – held, for HMRC to show prima facie case and then for burden of proof to revert to appellants – held on facts that appellants were settlors – quantum of assessments to be adjusted – loss relief claims not within Tribunal’s jurisdiction as not finally determined by HMRC – appeals dismissed

Citations:

[2016] UKFTT 133 (TC)

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Jurisdiction:

England and Wales

Income Tax

Updated: 07 July 2022; Ref: scu.561864