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FTT limits HMRC's examination of director's personal spending

Last Updated: 30 August 2023

In Perfectos Printing Inks Ltd, Perfectos Printing Inks Group Ltd & Dr John Price v HMRC  [2019] TC7203 The FTT decided that an extended check of a director’s personal bank statements was not reasonably required for the purposes of checking his own tax liability or that of his company.

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Late appeal dismissed: company must address own tax affairs

Last Updated: 30 August 2023

In PJD AV Services Ltd v HMRC [2019] TC7336 the First Tier Tribunal refused to allow a late appeal against a corporation tax late filing penalty; it was up to the company, not it's agent to ensure its tax affairs were up to date.

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Three strikes and you pay the late filing penalty

Last Updated: 30 August 2023

In B Humphreys Building Construction Ltd v HMRC [2019] TC7289 the First Tier Tribunal dismissed an appeal against corporation tax return late filing penalties; reliance on an adviser and software issues were not a reasonable excuse for a third successive late return.

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Planned downtime: Making Tax Digital for VAT

Last Updated: 30 August 2023

HMRC is doing some work on its Making Tax Digital for VAT systems during office hours over the next few days. Check out the dates to avoid.

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Shareholder compensation was for lost value not damage to reputation

Last Updated: 30 August 2023

In John Robinson v HMRC [2019] TC07286 the First Tier Tribunal (FTT) dismissed the claim that a payment to an aggrieved shareholder was compensation for personal wrong or injury and held that it was subject to Capital Gains Tax (CGT).

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Chancellor orders Loan Charge review

Last Updated: 30 August 2023

Following the recent undertaking by the Prime Minister for an independent review of the loan charge, the Chancellor has now commissioned Sir Amyas Morse to complete the review in advance of the 2018/19 tax return deadline.

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CIS VAT reverse charge start delayed

Last Updated: 30 August 2023

The start-date for the introduction of the Construction Industry Scheme (CIS) VAT Reverse charge has been set back a year to 1 October 2020. 

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Vote winner? PM considers review of the Loan charge

Last Updated: 30 August 2023

During Prime Minister's questions, prime minister Boris Johnson told MPs that he had 'undertaken to have a thoroughgoing review' of the Disguised Remuneration loan charge. The timing of any review hangs in the balance: it depends on the various outcomes of parliament's activities over the next few months and the PM's plans to call a general election.

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Nichola's SME Tax W-update 6 September 2019

Last Updated: 30 August 2023

Hello

In this week's web-update: news on Making Tax Digital for Income tax as well as VAT, useful cases and much more.

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Technician's travel claim fail: employed under separate contracts

Last Updated: 30 August 2023

In Paul Nowak v HMRC [2019] TC7307 an engineer's claim for travel expense was disallowed: he worked on different contracts not a single contract covering multiple different workplaces. A discovery assessment was allowed on the basis that his accountant had acted carelessly.

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