In Martin Laker v HMRC [2024] TC09224, the First Tier Tribunal (FTT) found that for pensions Fixed Protection 2012 purposes, a ‘year’ was not 12 consecutive months.

In Martin Laker v HMRC [2024] TC09224, the First Tier Tribunal (FTT) found that for pensions Fixed Protection 2012 purposes, a ‘year’ was not 12 consecutive months.

On 31 July 2024, second payments on account of 2023-24 Income Tax and Class 4 National Insurance liabilities fall due. This year, there’s potentially more to consider than usual.
Subcontractors operating under the Construction Industry Scheme (CIS) will no longer be able to request payment deduction statements from HMRC's CIS helpline. From 1 July 2024, the request must be made by post.
HMRC have recently released several sets of statistics. We summarise some of the key points relating to non-doms, company cars and employee share schemes.

In Roger William Morgan & Anor v HMRC [2024] TC09221, the First Tier Tribunal (FTT) found that the beneficial ownership of land was transferred to a development company under a constructive trust, a year before legal ownership changed.

Missed our SME Tax Web-updates in June? Here is a summary of the month.
In Mr Taher Suterwalla and Mrs Zahra Suterwalla v HMRC [2024] UT 00188, the Upper Tribunal (UT) upheld the First Tier Tribunal's (FTT's) decision that a paddock was not part of the grounds of a residential property.

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This time we feature some detailed analysis of the potential consequences of an 'upstream' loan in a management buyout. We also note that HMRC has some unusual wording in some tax enquiry letters, there is an update on the new identity verification process that will soon be required by Companies House and another useful selection of cases from the tribunals.

In Patrick Rodney Boden & Anor v HMRC [2024] TC09181, the First Tier Tribunal (FTT) found that a partnership could not use the cash basis to exclude nearly £1m of unpaid sales from tax. HMRC’s discovery assessments were valid.

The Chartered Institute of Taxation (CIOT) has recently highlighted concerns about the application of loan to participator rules and their potential 'unfair' effect on legitimate tax planning, such as where an 'upstream loan' is made to fund a management buyout.