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On the day that was supposed to be Brexit: we count down on the last chance to plan for old contractor/EBT loans, we look at tax and the family, we consider lots of deadlines, a bit of R & D and there is more news on Making VAT Digital.
SME Tax News
HMRC has published details of the digital records it expects business who are mandated into Making Tax Digital for VAT 'MVD' to keep. This new guidance is probably sufficient (on the basics) for tax agents and bookkeepers but may be slightly baffling for un-represented taxpayers.
HMRC has published 'Preventing abuse of the R&D tax relief for SMEs' a new consultation. It considers how the new cap on R & D relief may apply to loss making SMEs.
In Harrison Solway Logistics Ltd v HMRC [2019] TC06956 the First Tier Tribunal allowed appeals against Benefit in Kind charges for company cars where the directors repaid the leasing costs of those cars to the company.
In Kevin Fearon v HMRC [2018] TC6818 the FTT rejected an appeal against four years of tax assessments and penalties for incorrectly claimed subsistence expenses. The errors were deliberate and 56% penalties applied.
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This time we feature two of the most topical SME tax cases that you are likely to see for some time. We think we have the answer to the lock-jam that is Brexit, we have more on Making VAT Digital, offpayrolling, the loan charge (you must act now) and more VAT-y stuff too.
In Albatel Limited v HMRC [2019] TC07045 the First Tier Tribunal allowed appeals against assessments of £1.2m on Lorraine Kelly’s personal service company; IR35 did not apply, ITV did not employ her, it was buying her brand.
HMRC's latest Employment-Related Securities Bulletin contains some handy tips. Here is our enhanced version.
In Richard Villar v HMRC [2018] TC 6983 the FTT held that the sale of the business of an orthopaedic surgeon was a disposal of capital and not merely of a right to income.
Perhaps the one thing that everyone can agree on is that Brexit has become a national crisis and an embarrassment to us Brits. Nichola Ross Martin suggests a way out of the log jam.