FTT

Cider excluded from reduced VAT rate for hospitality and tourism

Strike out of appeal after failure to cooperate: J Firth v HMRC [2025] UKFTT 428 (TC) (15 April) is a long decision on whether the FTT should accede to HMRC’s request to strike out an appeal. This was on the basis that the taxpayer had failed...

Locum’s services within IR35, despite FTT errors

VAT payable from effective date of registration

Yousuf Chughtai

Davinder Sahota

Davinder Sahota and Yousuf Chughtai (EY) examine a recent FTT decision which shows how complex and large structures can be considered to function as plant for capital allowances purposes, even where other premises-like functions may exist.

David Haworth

David Haughey

David Haworth and David Haughey (Freshfields) examine the implications of the Court of Appeal’s decision for businesses which are potentially within the scope of the UK’s salaried member rules.

FTT decision on SDLT upheld: C Halstead v HMRC [2025] UKUT 22 (TCC) (15 January) is a decision of the UT refusing an application by the taxpayer to appeal against a decision of the FTT. We are now starting to see publication of the decisions in...

Court of Appeal remits salaried members case to FTT.

What is a sports drink?

Zoe Andrews

Mike Lane

This month’s review by Mike Lane and Zoe Andrews (Slaughter and May) covers the decisions in Refinitiv, Syngenta and Cobalt and HMRC’s updated guidance on share exchanges.

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