Under the provisions of the Small Business Enterprise and Employment Act 2015 UK companies are prohibited from issuing bearer shares from 26 May 2015. Companies which already had bearer shares were required to give notice to bearer shareholders that they must surrender them and have their holdings converted into registered shares by 26 June 2015, and the company had to spell out the consequences of not doing so.
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HMRC has decided the extend the online reporting deadline for share schemes and other employment related securities returns by a working week following a spate of techical problems.
Employees must reimburse their employers for any PAYE due on any notional payments made in the 2014/15 tax year within 90 days of the tax year end (section 22 ITEPA 2003). The deadline is 4 July.
Do you have any taxable events in terms of Employment Related Securites to report? This is a last chance reminder: it takes up to 7 days to register and the spreadsheet for events in 2014/15 must be filed by 6 July 2015.
In Lobler v HMRC [2015] UKUT 0152 a taxpayer ticked the wrong box when withdrawing funds from a life policy with the result was that he was imposed with a 700% tax liability, effectively paying tax on his own capital. The Upper Tribunal allowed his mistake to be rectified.
CJS Eastern v HMRC [2015] UKFTT 579 concerned late filing penalties in the Contruction Industry Scheme. The FTT explored its powers to reduce both fixed and month 13 penalties.
A community amateur sports club (CASC) is not a person under tax law, so it cannot be charged a tax penalty under section 98A TMA 1970.
In Tim Healy v HMRC [2015] TC04425 an actor was unsuccessful in claiming tax relief for renting a flat when working away from home. His admission that he wanted a spare room to accommodate potential guests meant that the expense was not "wholly and exclusively incurred" for the purpose of his business.
In Brian Foulser and Mrs Doreen Foulser v HMRC [2015] TC 04413 both parties share valuation experts failed to reach any agreement as to the market value of an unlisted company.
HMRC says that it will not challenge a self assessment late filing penalty in cases where the taxpayer has a reasonable excuse for not filing their tax return on time and has made an appeal.