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VAT on transfers of a business as a going concern
Marvin Reynolds
Lyndon Firth
Marvin Reynolds and Lyndon Firth (BDO) provide a refresher guide on
the tests for TOGCs for VAT purposes.
The VAT review for July 2022
Mark Watterson
Gary Barnett
This month’s update by Mark Watterson and Gary Barnett (Simmons & Simmons) covers FTT decisions on the tests for a transfer of a going concern and a ‘direct and immediate’ link.
VAT and TOGCs: lessons from Haymarket
Jonathan de Wilton
Can the sale of a development site marketed with vacant possession meet the
conditions for a VAT free TOGC when the purchaser suggests setting up leases
with friendly parties? Jonathan de Wilton (Grant Thornton) investigates.
VAT on real estate: TOGCs and other hot topics
Michael Thomas KC
Michael Thomas (
Pump Court Tax Chambers)
highlights some areas of topical interest for VAT and real estate.
VAT on corporate transactions
Chris Bates
Susie Brain
Chris Bates and Susie Brain (Norton Rose Fulbright) explore the debate in relation to some recent case law.
VAT briefing for May 2018
Martin Shah
Gary Barnett
Martin Shah and Gary Barnett (Simmons & Simmons) provide your monthly review of the VAT developments that matter.
VAT and transfers of a going concern
Kevin Hall
Kevin Hall (Gabelle) answers a query on whether VAT is chargeable on the sale of assets in a business held among several companies within a large group.
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Qualifying Asset Holding Companies: don’t let your ‘kwæk’ end up in the ‘kæk’
Nick Thornton
1 /7
Freedom (of information) is a noble thing: HMRC, tax and the limits of transparency
Hartley Foster
2 /7
Hotel La Tour: where next for input tax recovery on share disposals?
Rupert Shiers
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Laura Hodgson
3 /7
Mandatory agent registration: what we know so far
Jane Mellor
4 /7
Permanent Establishment reform: what has changed, who is affected and why does it matter?
Rob Sharpe
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Iarlaith McCarthy-Hann
5 /7
The Pillar Two Side-by-Side package: how UK groups should approach compliance
Jack Gifford
6 /7
Share reorganisations: new anti-avoidance rules explained
Peter Morley
,
Jamie Robson
7 /7
Qualifying Asset Holding Companies: don’t let your ‘kwæk’ end up in the ‘kæk’
Nick Thornton
Freedom (of information) is a noble thing: HMRC, tax and the limits of transparency
Hartley Foster
Hotel La Tour: where next for input tax recovery on share disposals?
Rupert Shiers
,
Laura Hodgson
Mandatory agent registration: what we know so far
Jane Mellor
Permanent Establishment reform: what has changed, who is affected and why does it matter?
Rob Sharpe
,
Iarlaith McCarthy-Hann
The Pillar Two Side-by-Side package: how UK groups should approach compliance
Jack Gifford
Share reorganisations: new anti-avoidance rules explained
Peter Morley
,
Jamie Robson
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Online reporting for UK employee share plans and awards
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M Parker v HMRC
Burlington: towards an international fiscal meaning of ‘main purpose’