EIS

From AI in court to IHT and judicial review, Sophie Dworetzsky (Lombard Odier) reviews the latest developments.

Philip Hare

Administrative errors can jeopardise SEIS and EIS relief, even when advance assurance has been received from HMRC, as Philip Hare (Philip Hare & Associates) explains.

Oliver Twentyman

Many advisers appear to be adopting a contrived and narrow interpretation of the word ‘preferential’ in an attempt to provide commercial protection to EIS investors on a winding-up, warns Oliver Twentyman (Azets).

Tom Wilde

Tom Wilde (Shoosmiths) examines an Upper Tribunal decision that raises some interesting points for EIS practitioners.

EIS denied as trading purpose unproven: In My Club Web Services Ltd v HMRC [2026] UKFTT 1417 (TC) (9 October), the FTT dismissed the company’s appeal against HMRC’s withdrawal of EIS relief, finding that it had failed to establish that it...

Shares in solar electricity companies did not qualify for EIS reliefs

Arrangements relating to animation project were disqualifying for EIS.

Company did not commence trading before EIS deadline.

Thomas Chacko

The First-tier Tribunal’s ruling in Osmond and Allen reveals a mistaken approach to the transactions in securities rules, and to purpose tests in general, writes Thomas Chacko (Pump Court Tax Chambers).

Discovery assessment on pension scheme charges upheld: L Trachtenberg v HMRC [2024] UKFTT 376 (TC) (9 May) involves another challenge to the scope of the discovery provisions, this time concerning pension scheme unauthorised payments charges...

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