Category: taxation
Regina (Oriel Support Ltd) v Commissioners for Revenue and Customs – Times Law Reports
Regina (Oriel Support Ltd) v Commissioners for Revenue and Customs
Court of Appeal
“An outsourcing company responsible for calculating and paying the wages of workers employed by a labour provider to work for other businesses was not entitled to use its own employer reference when accounting for the tax on the workers’ wages because it was not the workers’ employer.”
The Times, 25th March 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
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Law Soc calls for tax exemption for smaller firms – Legal Week
“The Law Society has urged HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) to consider suspending the practice of taxing law firms before they have been paid for their services for the remainder of the recession.”
Legal Week, 17th March 2009
Source: www.legalweek.com
Stepfather of David Cameron’s wife seeks to challenge sleaze legislation – Daily Telegraph
“Lord Astor, the stepfather of David Cameron’s wife, is seeking to block legislation which would force peers to pay tax in the UK or resign from the House of Lords.”
Daily Telegraph, 22nd February 2009
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Britain ‘should be ashamed of art gift law’ – The Times
“Britain should be ‘shamed’ into revising laws that make it easier for American collectors to donate art to our museums and galleries than Britons, the director of the British Museum says today.”
The Times, 15th November 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
MPs prepare for battle over 10p tax losers and costlier cars – The Times
“Reforms of income tax and vehicle tax will come under further scrutiny this week, to the embarrassment of the Government, as backbenchers and opposition MPs push for significant amendments.”
The Times, 30th June 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Bill that could bar Ashcroft from Lords likely to fail – The Guardian
“A backbench parliamentary bill that could have excluded the multimillionaire Tory donor Lord Ashcroft from the Lords is likely to fail after Labour and the Tories joined forces to reject the measure.”
The Guardian, 17th March 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Legal community slams Budget’s non-doms policy – The Lawyer
“The Chancellor Alistair Darling has pushed ahead with plans to hit non-domiciled residents with a £30,000 annual tax, with the levy kicking in once they have lived in the UK for seven years.”
The Lawyer, 12th March 2008
Source: www.thelawyer.com
Revenue paid up to £100,000 for details of secret bank accounts in Liechtenstein – The Guardian
“Britain’s tax authorities have paid up to £100,000 to an informant for details of secret bank accounts held by wealthy Britons and overseas residents using one of the world’s most notorious tax havens, Liechtenstein.”
The Guardian, 25th February 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Migrants must pay a tax to enter UK – Daily Telegraph
“Foreigners coming to Britain are to face a new ‘immigrant tax’ under Government plans to try to make them help pay for the schools and hospitals they use, ministers are to announce.”
Daily Telegraph, 20th February 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Great art ‘will be forced abroad by tax law’ – The Times
“The British public will miss out on seeing some of the greatest works of art in the world because of the Government’s tax plans for nondomiciled foreigners, the director of the Tate said yesterday.”
The Times, 9th February 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Revenue and Customs Commissioners v Trustees of the Peter Clay Discretionary Trust – WLR Daily
“Expenses incurred by trustees of a discretionary trust for the benefit of both capital and income beneficiaries were properly chargeable to capital.”
WLR Daily, 16th November 2007
Source: www.lawreports.co.uk
Please note once a case has been fully reported in one of the ICLR series the corresponding WLR Daily summary is removed.
Bill could ban tax exiles from House of Lords – The Guardian
“A forthcoming constitutional reform bill could include measures to stop tax exiles from sitting in the House of Lords, the cabinet secretary said yesterday amid further questions about the tax status of the millionaire Tory donor Lord Ashcroft.”
The Guardian, 16th November 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Court says taxpayers can sue Revenue for errors – The Times
“Businesses or individuals who have lost out because of serious errors at Revenue and Customs will be able to sue for damages following a landmark legal victory yesterday.”
The Times, 25th October 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Tax guide printed in small print – BBC News
“An authoritative guide to UK tax law has been published in smaller print to try to keep its growth under control.”
BBC News, 6th September 2007
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Ministers consider higher taxes to curb youth drinking problem – The Independent
“Celebrity booze culture came under fire from the Government yesterday as a Home Office minister gave the clearest signal yet that tax on alcohol will be raised to curb drinking problems among young people.”
The Independent, 16th August 2007
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Family businesses to lose out in tax review – The Times
“Hundreds of thousands of small businesses and family partnerships will be forced to pay more tax under reforms proposed by the Government today.”
The Times, 26th July 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
