CUSTOMS

SEIS relief claim rejected: Coconut Animated Island Ltd v HMRC [2024] UKUT 75 (TCC) (25 March 2024) is the UT’s decision in the taxpayer’s appeal against the FTT’s decision to uphold HMRC’s refusal to grant relief under the SEIS regime to investors...

Taxpayer took reasonable care on R&D relief claim: H&H Contract Scaffolding Ltd v HMRC [2024] UKFTT 151 (TC) (16 February 2024) is an interesting case about penalties. The taxpayer company’s claim for R&D relief was rejected by HMRC. The case gives...

Gary Barnett

Jo Crookshank

Jo Crookshank and Gary Barnett (Simmons & Simmons) cover a number of the latest developments in the VAT and indirect tax field.

Amanda Tickel Caroline Barraclough James Caldecourt

James Caldecourt, Amanda Tickel and Caroline Barraclough (Deloitte) discuss how the UK is implementing an independent trade policy against a backdrop of Brexit, Covid-19 and a global trading system under increasing strain.

Angela Fearnside

The charity and education sectors are facing a disproportionate burden, writes Angela Fearnside (The University of Cambridge).

Gary Barnett

Jo Crookshank

HMRC’s revised guidance on early termination payments and several advocate general opinions are among the recent VAT developments reviewed by Jo Crookshank and Gary Barnett (Simmons & Simmons).

Chris Holmes Mark Ellis James Egert

Chris Holmes, Mark Ellis and James Egert (BDO) set out important current corporate and employer tax issues which in-house tax teams should now be addressing.