Switzerland is banning the issue of bearer shares by unlisted companies from 1 November 2019.
SME Tax News
It seems that there is currently an issue with HMRC’s ‘VAT when you sell a vehicle’ online tool which is producing incorrect results.
Recent figures released by HMRC about Inheritance tax in the UK show an increase in the value of estates and a drop in business and charitable relief claims. This resulted in increases in 2018/19 tax receipts to £5.4billion.
In David Cliff v HMRC [2019] TC07358 the First Tier tribunal denied claims for trading loss relief by a tax consultant investing in racehorses; he had not proved there were any losses and was not trading commercially with a view to profit.
If EU Member States give certain multinational companies tax advantages not available to rivals in other countries, it is seen as harming fair competition in the EU. The state aid rules aim to prevent this whilst allowing Member States to retain exclusive competence in determining their own tax laws.
In Mr David Hyman and Mrs Sally Hyman [2019] TC7271 a Stamp Duty Land Tax claim that a property sitting in 3.5 acres of land was ‘mixed use’ and not residential failed.
HMRC have released statistics on the number of trusts in existence for 2017/18 and how much their tax liabilities were. The number of trusts may have dropped but those trusts paid more tax than in the previous tax year.
Missed our SME Tax Web-updates in September? Here is a summary of the month.
- Registering for Self Assessment and the Loan Charge
- MTD for VAT deferred for Government and NHS
- Nichola's SME Tax W-update 26 September 2019
- Cricket business goodwill was separable from stadium
- BBC presenters: IR35 applied but they were not careless
- Review of director's loan and private bank statements reasonable