HMRC have published a response to their 2016 consultation on ‘A penalty for participating in VAT fraud’.
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In G Nonyane v HMRC [2017] UKFTT TC05577, the First-Tier Tribunal (FTT) found that the discovery assessment issued to a taxpayer claiming not to know about the new High-Income Child Benefit Charge (HICBC) was valid.
Ahead of the 31 January filling deadline HMRC have released a list of the most outlandish expense claims they saw in 2014/15.
HMRC's ATED online service is now open for registration ahead of the 30 April filing deadline.
In RS Dhillon and GP Dhillon Partnership v HMRC [2017] TC 05583 the First Tier Tribunal (FTT) found that lorry drivers were employees and not self-employed.
The government has published a response to the consultation ‘Limited Partnerships: Reform of Limited Partnership Law’. The consultation examined how to limit the risk of misuse of limited partnerships and ways in which laws could be updated.
HMRC have published a response to their consultation earlier this year on ‘Tax deductibility of corporate interest expense’.
In W Coomber v HMRC [2016] UKFTT 0809 the First-Tier Tribunal (FTT) dismissed the taxpayer’s appeal that he had a reasonable excuse because the bank failed to honour his cheque despite sufficient funds.
In Bryan Scambler & Rebecca Scambler v HMRC [2017] UKUT 001 the Upper Tribunal (UT) denied sideways loss relief for dairy farmers who had made losses for over five years.
The House of Commons Treasury Committee have published a report recommending that HMRC change their approach to Making Tax Digital (MTD).