FTT

Lydia Hutchinson and Ben Clarke (Birketts) review recent SDLT mixed-use cases and the limits of relying on grazing, agricultural use or future plans.

The starting point Under Rule 27 of the Tribunal Procedure (First-tier Tribunal) (Tax Chamber) Rules, SI 2009/273 (as amended) (‘the FTT rules’), each party in standard or complex cases need only provide the other with a list of documents...

Form over influence? Constantine Christofi, Craig Kirkham-Wilson and Lauren Trask (EY) examine the Supreme Court’s decision in BlueCrest and what it means for Conditions A and B of the salaried members rules.

In this month’s review, Mike Lane and Zoe Andrews (Slaughter and May) consider the HFFX decision on LLP deferred remuneration, HMRC’s distributions consultation, the Barclays case on VAT grouping and the credit-management exemption in securitisations.

Fabian Barth and James Hurst (Johnston Carmichael) consider the implications for single and multiple supplies and legitimate expectation arguments.

‘A victory for common sense’. Emily Osborne (Fladgate) reviews an FTT decision on exceptional circumstances and transit days under the Statutory Residence Test.

Who proves what? Liesl Fichardt, Emily Au and Julius Konstantin Berling (Quinn Emanuel) set out how penalty appeals now divide the burden between HMRC and the taxpayer – and why the line between the two is far from settled.

Mike Lane and Zoe Andrews (Slaughter and May) cover the Chancellor’s move to make the foreign PE exemption mandatory, alongside Take 3.9 on film tax relief and the trap of mistaking motive for purpose.