Commissioners of Revenue and Customs v. William Grant and Sons Distillers Ltd. – Times Law Reports

Posted April 2nd, 2007 in corporation tax, law reports by sally

Computing depreciation of unsold stock for cash.

Commissioners of Revenue and Customs v. William Grant and Sons Distillers Ltd.

“Taxpayer companies that had carried forward that part of the depreciation in fixed assets that related to production of unsold stocks as part of the cost of unsold stocks had not infringed the prohibition in section 74(1)(f) of the Income and Corporation Taxes Act 1988, as renumbered by section 144(2) of the Finance Act 1994, of deductions for the depreciation of capital assets.

The Times, 2nd April 2007

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Prisoner goes to court over cost of phone calls – The Guardian

Posted April 2nd, 2007 in human rights, news, prisons by sally

“A long-term prisoner has launched an attempt in the high court to stop BT charging inmates more than five times the national call box rate for phone calls, claiming it breaches human rights. The action, which began last Thursday, has the backing of the prisons ombudsman, the chief inspector of prisons and reformers.”

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The Guardian, 2nd April 2007

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Poor likely to suffer in fees dispute as some legal aid firms hold out – The Guardian

Posted April 2nd, 2007 in legal aid, news by sally

“One of the biggest legal aid providers in London is among a number of law firms that have refused to sign a contract which alters pay by hourly rates to a system of fixed fees. Many refuseniks blinked first and signed “under protest” last Friday, ending a bitter stand-off over the contract between some of the top firms in England and Wales and the Legal Services Commission. But some firms are digging in their heels.”

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The Guardian, 2nd April 2007

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