CASES

Mixed-use SDLT appeal failed 

Application to strike out MDR claim rejected: HMRC has had a high level of success in appeals involving multiple dwelling and mixed used SDLT reliefs. In Newsand Ltd v HMRC [2024] UKFTT 221 (TC) (13 March 2024), HMRC sought to build on those...

High Court dismisses application concerning breach of data rights under FATCA.

Preparatory steps insufficient to crystalise disposal for CGT purposes 

VAT on state-funded education

Appeal against HICBC penalty allowed: R Kajla v HMRC [2024] UKFTT 193 (TC) (7 March 2024) is another in what seems to be an endless procession of appeals against the high-income child benefit charge and the associated penalties. One point of interest...

Upper Tribunal finds FTT correctly tested place of effective management of trusts.

Cake or confectionery? 

Pre-registration input tax recovery: Aspire in the Community Services Ltd v HMRC [2024] UKFTT 176 (TC) (27 February 2024) is a complex procedural dispute about pre-registration VAT recovery. A business has no automatic right to recover input tax on...