HMRC have issued the Agent Update for December 2019/January 2020. We have summarised the key content for you with links to our detailed guidance on the topics covered.
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This week we 'tear the wrapper off' our Christmas Selection Box. With not a chocolate in sight and full of tax 'hacks', we hope that our box of goodies will save you pounds rather than piling them on.
We are celebrating this festive time of year with a Christmas Selection Box of different tax reliefs and exemptions. As it is the time for giving and sharing, we hope that our "Box" will save you pounds rather than adding them!
In RALC Consulting v HMRC [2019] TC7474 the First Tier Tribunal found that IR35 did not apply to an IT contractor; there was no mutuality of obligation, or real control.
In Teksolutions-Inc v HMRC [2019] TC7456 a company's Research & Development claim was rejected in full: the company failed to prove that it had incurred any of the expenses claimed.
HMRC have published their Employer Bulletin for December 2019. We summarise the key content for you, with links to our detailed guidance on the topics covered.
In Spring Capital Ltd v HMRC [2019] TC7471 the First Tier Tribunal (FTT) dismissed a claim for the carry forward of corporation tax losses on the transfer of a trade; liabilities not transferred exceeded the corresponding level of assets.
In Cornelia Simpson v HMRC [2019] TC7576, the First Tier Tribunal (FTT) found that the failure to report a capital gain on the disposal of a London flat resulted in a £14k penalty. A claim for Private Residence relief was dismissed by the FTT. The taxpayer failed to provide any evidence to show that she had ever occupied the property.