HMRC is continuing its RTI penalty concession. Employers have an extra three days to report their payrolls online...until 2017.

In John Lewis v HMRC [2016] TC05029 share loss relief was allowed when an undocumented loan was converted to shares and the company ceased to trade shortly after. 

Following criticism from professional bodies and a number of unsuccessful visits to the First Tier Tribunal (FTT) HMRC has issued a revised version of VAT notice 733 Flat Rate Scheme to update their guidance in accordance with the FTT decisions.

In Colin Bielckus, Mark Arnell and Kevin Taylor v HMRC [2016] TC05044 the addition of voting rights attaching to shares were not enough to make them ordinary shares for the purposes of share loss relief.

In M & E McQuillan v HMRC [2016] TC05074 redeemable non-voting shares carrying no right to a dividend were not counted as ordinary shares for CGT relief on the basis that no right to a dividend amounted to a fixed rate dividend of 0%. This finding is contrary to HMRC's manuals.