‘Former High Court family judge Sir Paul Coleridge calls for couples to be given extra tax breaks after passing landmark wedding anniversaries to encourage family stability.’
Daily Telegraph, 10th January 2015
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘If you are an advisor who only occasionally dabbles with tax issues in settlements for fear of having to delve into murky tax law, take note of a recent decision providing a lucid summary of the relevant principles. The case is also a cautionary tale for claimants challenging tax assessments as the claimant’s unsuccessful challenge before the First-Tier Tax Tribunal (FTT) resulted in a tax bill larger than the one sent to him by HMRC. If Oti-Obhihara [2011] IRLR 386 and Orthet v Vince Cain [2005] ICR 374 ring a distant bell from advising on settlements past, they should now be retuned to the sound of alarm bells as the FTT in Moorthy v HMRC [2014] UKFTT 834 (TC) has doubted their correctness.’
Cloisters, 12th December 2014
Source: www.cloisters.com
‘The backlog of tax disputes waiting to be heard has reached a new record high with a particular surge in the number of high value cases lodged with the Upper Tribunal, according to Pinsent Masons, the law firm behind Out-Law.com.’
OUT-LAW.com, 25th November 2014
Source: www.out-law.com
‘The European Court of Justice has issued a historic ruling against Romanian woman living in Germany that could set a major precedent blocking so-called “benefits tourism” across the continent.’
The Independent, 11th November 2014
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘A High Court judge has dismissed an application by the Treasury and two of its agencies to lift an automatic suspension under the Public Contracts Regulations 1996.’
Local Government Lawyer, 5th November 2014
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
Supreme Court, 29th October 2014
‘Lord Wilson posed the question, answered today by the Supreme Court, with concision. When Parliament requires a local authority to consult interested persons before making a decision which would potentially affect all of its inhabitants, what are the ingredients of the requisite consultation?’
UK Human Rights Blog, 29th October 2014
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
‘”We all want to see a system where it is only the very rich that pay inheritance tax, and not hard working people.”
Those were the words of David Cameron during Prime Minister’s Questions last week.’
BBC News, 24th October 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘As a number of new laws come into effect this week, we take a look at how your life will be affected.’
Daily Telegraph, 1st October 2014
Source: www.telegrpah.co.uk
‘Anthony Korn reports on the recent judgment of First Tier Tribunal Tax Chamber in Moorthy v The Commissioners for Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs (TCO3952).’
No. 5 Chambers, 19th September 2014
Source: www.no5.com
‘In Norseman Gold plc v HMRC[1] the First-tier Tribunal (Judge Colin Bishopp) (“FTT”) dismissed an appeal by Norseman Gold plc (“Norseman”) against assessments made pursuant to section 73 VATA 1994 to recover input tax which had been claimed by it, on the basis that as Norseman had not imposed a charge for its services to its subsidiary companies, there was no taxable supply, for which the company could recover the VAT incurred.’
Commercial Disputes Blog, 27th August 2014
Source: www.rpc.co.uk
‘Thousands of drivers are at risk of fines because they have had insufficient warning about the abolition of tax discs by the Government, motoring experts said last night.’
Daily Telegraph, 27th August 2014
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘Forget the urban myths about dying in Westminster or eating mince pies on Christmas Day: these are real rules you could be breaking without even realising it’
The Independent, 26th August 2014
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘Proposed amendments to UK tax rules are being consulted on by HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) to recognise a new simplified mechanism that is being introduced for reporting VAT owed on the supply of digital services following changes to EU laws.’
OUT-LAW.com, 30th July 2014
Source: www.out-law.com
‘The European Commission is taking the UK to court in a long-running row over its policy of allowing leisure boats to use lower-taxed red diesel.’
BBC News, 10th July 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Although customs could only exercise the power under section 139(1) of the Customs and Excise Management Act 1979 to detain goods when those goods were actually liable to forfeiture, they had a general power to detain goods which was ancillary to their power to examine them and conduct and investigation to ascertain whether they were so liable.’
WLR Daily, 11th June 2014
Source: www.iclr.co.uk
‘A High Court ruling has sided with the taxman over legislation introduced last year which aims to stop wealthy property buyers avoid paying tens of thousands of pounds in stamp duty.’
Daily Telegraph, 13th June 2014
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘Officers from HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) are entitled to detain goods pending further investigation where they have “reasonable grounds to suspect” that excise duties have not been paid, the Supreme Court has confirmed.’
OUT-LAW.com, 12th June 2014
Source: www.out-law.com
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