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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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The UK’s tax certainty problem
Jenny Batchelor
,
Ahmed Mobasshir
1 /7
HMRC’s status in Part 26A restructuring plans: the High Court decision in Waldorf
Alan Rafferty
,
Jade Du Berry
,
Ollie Winters
2 /7
Ask an expert: Dividend planning under the new close company reporting regime
Nick Wright
3 /7
Loopholes and tax avoidance
Kyle Rainsford
4 /7
Spare us the cUTTer
Nick Thornton
5 /7
PGMOL: where the FTT decision may be vulnerable on appeal
Rebecca Seeley Harris
6 /7
Muller: notional companies and real-world transactions
Ashley Greenbank
7 /7
The UK’s tax certainty problem
Jenny Batchelor
,
Ahmed Mobasshir
HMRC’s status in Part 26A restructuring plans: the High Court decision in Waldorf
Alan Rafferty
,
Jade Du Berry
Ask an expert: Dividend planning under the new close company reporting regime
Nick Wright
Loopholes and tax avoidance
Kyle Rainsford
Spare us the cUTTer
Nick Thornton
PGMOL: where the FTT decision may be vulnerable on appeal
Rebecca Seeley Harris
Muller: notional companies and real-world transactions
Ashley Greenbank
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HMRC Transfer Pricing and Profit Diversion Compliance Facility
ICTS consultation
UK-India Double Contributions Convention arrangements extended
CASES
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HMRC v HFFX LLP; Atkins and others v HMRC
The Trustees of the Panico Panayi Accumulation and Maintenance Settlements Nos. 1 to 4 v HMRC and Redevco Properties UK 1 Ltd v HMRC
Other cases that caught our eye: 26 June 2026
HMRC v Bolt Services UK Ltd
Barclays Bank plc v HMRC
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Solving the LLC double taxation problem
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