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Finance Bill 2025 update: Public Bill Committee to begin in January

Finance Bill 2025 update: Public Bill Committee to begin in January
FTT considers meaning of interest and decides that an element of redress payments constituted interest (NHS Mid & South Essex ICB and others v HMRC)

FTT considers meaning of interest and decides that an element of redress payments constituted interest (NHS Mid & South Essex ICB and others v HMRC)

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Tax weekly highlights—19 December 2024

Tax weekly highlights—19 December 2024

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FTT applies carried-forward losses anti-avoidance rule (Blackfriars v HMRC)

FTT applies carried-forward losses anti-avoidance rule (Blackfriars v HMRC)

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Direct tax treatment of damages and compensation payments

Direct tax treatment of damages and compensation payments

Direct tax treatment of damages and compensation paymentsWhere a dispute is brought to an end by a payment of damages or compensation, whether under a...

VAT treatment of parking facilities

VAT treatment of parking facilities

VAT treatment of parking facilitiesThis Practice Note is about the VAT treatment of parking facilities.This Practice Note contains references to EU...

The double taxation treaty passport scheme (DTTP scheme)

The double taxation treaty passport scheme (DTTP scheme)

The double taxation treaty passport scheme (DTTP scheme)The double taxation treaty passport scheme (DTTP scheme) enables a borrower to apply for and...

What is an intangible fixed asset?

What is an intangible fixed asset?

What is an intangible fixed asset?Part 8 of the Corporation Tax Act 2009 (CTA 2009) is a specific corporation tax regime that applies exclusively to...

Practice notes

What are capital allowances and capital expenditure?

What are capital allowances and capital expenditure?What are capital allowances?Capital allowances are the means by which tax relief is given for some...
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Produced in partnership with Martin Wilson
2nd Mar
Practice notes

Commercial service charges—VAT implications

Commercial service charges—VAT implicationsThis Practice Note is about the VAT treatment of non-residential service charges. General positionService...
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Produced in partnership with Martin Scammell
1st Mar
Practice notes

Amortisation of intangible fixed assets

Amortisation of intangible fixed assetsWhere a company acquires (or otherwise incurs capitalised expenditure upon) an intangible fixed asset that...
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Produced in partnership with Anne Fairpo
2nd Mar
Practice notes

VAT treatment of damages and compensation payments

VAT treatment of damages and compensation paymentsA damages or compensation payment may attract VAT. This depends on exactly what the payment is for....
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2nd Mar
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Taxation of gambling in the UK

Taxation of gambling in the UKCoronavirus (COVID-19): in light of the coronavirus crisis, HMRC has announced a change to the way returns for General...
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Produced in partnership with Carl Rohsler of Memery Crystal
1st Mar
Practice notes

VAT treatment of intermediaries, agents and disbursements

VAT treatment of intermediaries, agents and disbursementsFor VAT purposes, an intermediary is a person who makes arrangements for, or facilitates, a...
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Produced in partnership with John Fuszard of Sagars Accountants Ltd
2nd Mar
Practice notes

Tax—Finance Act 2022—progress through Parliament [Archived]

Tax—Finance Act 2022—progress through Parliament [Archived]ARCHIVED: This Practice Note has been archived and is not maintained.This Practice Note...
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1st Mar
Practice notes

Taxation of UK LLPs

Taxation of UK LLPsA UK limited liability partnership (LLP) is a body corporate for company law purposes, but is generally taxed as though it were a...
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1st Mar
Practice notes

Transfer pricing and private equity transactions

Transfer pricing and private equity transactionsIP COMPLETION DAY: The Brexit transition period ended at 11pm on 31 December 2020. At this time...
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Produced in partnership with Batanayi Katongera of Macintyre Hudson
2nd Mar
Practice notes

What is a trade for tax purposes?

What is a trade for tax purposes?A company is subject to corporation tax on the profits of its trade or trades in accordance with the rules found in...
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1st Mar
Practice notes

Taxation of trading profits—basis, receipts and deductions

Taxation of trading profits—basis, receipts and deductionsOnce a company has established that it has a trade (for which see Practice Note: What is a...
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2nd Mar
Practice notes

Partnerships and VAT

Partnerships and VATA general partnership is treated, for VAT purposes, as though it were a separate taxable person.This note is about:•the nature of...
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2nd Mar
Practice notes

Types of lending

Types of lendingOverdrafts, term loans and revolving credit facilitiesThree common types of loan facility are:•overdrafts•term loans, and•revolving...
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2nd Mar
Practice notes

Ordinary share capital—what it means and why it matters for UK tax purposes

Ordinary share capital—what it means and why it matters for UK tax purposesThe concept of ordinary share capital is important for UK tax purposes....
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Produced in partnership with Michael McGowan
1st Mar
Practice notes

Corporation tax loss relief—trading losses

Corporation tax loss relief—trading lossesA company that has incurred a trading loss in an accounting period can, in general, use that loss by:•making...
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1st Mar
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Tax issues on a scrip or stock dividend

Tax issues on a scrip or stock dividendWhat is a scrip dividend and why do companies make them?A scrip dividend, also referred to as a scrip or stock...
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1st Mar

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Commercial development—VAT issues

Commercial development—VAT issuesThis Practice Note is about the VAT issues that arise in commercial developments. It first considers a straightforward unproblematic scenario, and then looks at:•whether and when the developer needs to exercise an option to tax•input tax recovery and situations in

If planning permission imposes restrictions on a licensed premises opening hours, once operational can

If planning permission imposes restrictions on a licensed premises opening hours, once operational can the personal licence holder apply for a Temporary Events Notice (TEN) to open for longer hours than those permitted in the planning permission?To use any property for a licensable activity both

What is the difference between an appeal and a review?

What is the difference between an appeal and a review?What is an appeal?An appeal in insolvency proceedings is no different to an appeal in normal litigation. An appeal will be allowed only if the appeal court is satisfied that the decision of the lower court was 'wrong' or 'unjust because of a

Financial clean break orders in family proceedings

Financial clean break orders in family proceedingsDuty of the court to consider a clean breakAlthough there is no presumption in favour of there being a financial clean break between parties on divorce, the court is under a duty to consider whether it would be appropriate to exercise its powers so