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FTT allows taxpayer’s appeal on business premises renovation claim (FRF (South Wales) Ltd v HMRC)

FTT allows taxpayer’s appeal on business premises renovation claim (FRF (South Wales) Ltd v HMRC)

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FTT allows taxpayer’s appeal on IP valuation and amortisation period (Chemidex Generics Ltd v HMRC)

FTT allows taxpayer’s appeal on IP valuation and amortisation period (Chemidex Generics Ltd v HMRC)

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High Court permits rescission of sub-trust appointments saving IHT for EBTs caught by income tax avoidance rules (JTC Employer Solutions Trustee v Garnett)

High Court permits rescission of sub-trust appointments saving IHT for EBTs caught by income tax avoidance rules (JTC Employer Solutions Trustee v Garnett)

The following Tax news provides comprehensive and up to date legal information on High Court permits rescission of sub-trust appointments saving IHT for EBTs caught by income tax avoidance rules (JTC Employer Solutions Trustee v Garnett)

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

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

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Direct tax treatment of damages and compensation payments

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The double taxation treaty passport scheme (DTTP scheme)

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Produced in partnership with Martin Scammell
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Amortisation of intangible fixed assets

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Produced in partnership with Anne Fairpo
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VAT treatment of damages and compensation payments

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Taxation of gambling in the UK

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Produced in partnership with Carl Rohsler of Memery Crystal
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Practice notes

VAT treatment of intermediaries, agents and disbursements

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

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Taxation of UK LLPs

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1st Mar
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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
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What is a trade for tax purposes?

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1st Mar
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Taxation of trading profits—basis, receipts and deductions

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2nd Mar
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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
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Ordinary share capital—what it means and why it matters for UK tax purposes

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Produced in partnership with Michael McGowan
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Corporation tax loss relief—trading losses

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Tax issues on a scrip or stock dividend

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Value shifting

Value shiftingThe value shifting rules are anti-avoidance provisions. They are similar to the rules applying to depreciatory transactions in that they target the artificial transfer of value out of assets as a result of transactions between connected parties. The value shifting rules, however, apply

Depreciatory transactions and dividend stripping

Depreciatory transactions and dividend strippingThe rules dealing with depreciatory transactions and dividend stripping are anti-avoidance provisions.They target the artificial transfer of value out of a company by either:•a transfer of assets from one member of a group to another otherwise than for

Secondary tax liabilities of companies

Secondary tax liabilities of companiesThe UK tax legislation contains various provisions whereby one person may be made responsible for the tax liability of another. These are known as secondary liabilities. This Practice Note deals mainly with the secondary tax liabilities that can arise in the

Share sale or asset sale—tax considerations

Share sale or asset sale—tax considerationsThe sale of a company's business can be structured as either:•a sale of assets owned by the company (an asset sale), or•a sale of shares in the company by its shareholders (a share sale)In an asset sale, a buyer (or, as the case may be, seller) is able to