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Ferrero UK Ltd v HMRC
Nutella biscuits were zero-rated
HMRC v Innovative Bites Ltd and another
What is confectionery?
Procurement International Ltd v HMRC
Who exported the goods?
‘Golden bricks’: when does construction really begin for VAT purposes?
Michael Ridsdale
Richard Dalton
Richard Dalton (BDO) and Michael Ridsdale (Wedlake Bell) challenge the
orthodox view that a dwelling is regarded as being constructed for VAT purposes
when it has reached ‘golden brick’.
VAT on food: conflicting confections and deemed delicacies
Max Schofield
The Upper Tribunal in
Innovative Bites
has provided welcome clarity
on a contentious point of statutory construction, writes Max Schofield
(Devereux Chambers).
HMRC v Innovative Bites Ltd
UT decides that Mega Marshmallows can be zero-rated.
Other cases that caught our eye: 1 March 2024
No hardship with VAT assessment: A taxpayer wishing to appeal to a tribunal against a VAT assessment must either pay the disputed tax up front or apply to HMRC or the tribunal for permission not to pay the assessment on grounds of hardship. SC...
DuelFuel Nutrition Ltd v HMRC
Flapjack and cake for sports nutrition fail to qualify for VAT zero-rate.
The VAT review for February 2024
Gary Barnett
Joao Martinho
The decisions in
TP
,
Bolt
and
Realreed
and consultation responses on the
VAT exemption for fund management and energy saving materials are
reviewed by Joao Martinho and Gary Barnett (Simmons & Simmons).
UK Funerals On-Line Ltd v HMRC
The VAT treatment of repatriating dead bodies.
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EDITOR'S PICK
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 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
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Barclays Bank plc v HMRC
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