Each week, Tax Journal reports notable judgments on tax issues that have been handed down by the courts and tribunals. This week, we also look back over 2023 and highlight some cases of interest to a wide range of advisers.
Target Group, Vermilion and changes to HMRC’s guidance on the double tax treaty passport scheme are among the developments examined by Mike Lane and Zoe Andrews (Slaughter and May).
Gary Barnett and Bryn Reynolds (Simmons & Simmons) cover a Scottish case on the correct VAT treatment of break fees and two decisions in the financial services sphere.
A recent Court of Appeal judgment has narrowed the VAT payments exemption. Richard Iferenta and Anthony Harb (KPMG) assess the impact and call on the government to widen the scope of the UK’s exemption for the post-Brexit world.
Richard Milnes, Mark Persoff and Fehzaan Ismail (EY) consider how the recent BEPS 2.0 developments may impact multinational financial services businesses.
The question of whether financial services should fall within scope of the pillar one proposals raises a number of technical, practical and political difficulties.