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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
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
,
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
,
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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State Opening of Parliament 2026
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GAAR Advisory Panel opinion
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J Krason v HMRC
British Institute of Technology Ltd v HMRC
J Nuttall and another v HMRC
Other cases that caught our eye: 15 May 2026
Professional Game Match Officials Ltd v HMRC
IN BRIEF
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Shinebrook: demolition is not construction
Madsen: discovery assessments
Protected foreign source income: limits exposed
Project Snowball
Online reporting for UK employee share plans and awards
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Madsen: discovery assessments
Other cases that caught our eye: 8 May 2026
HMRC’s transfer pricing windfall: one-off or new normal?
M Parker v HMRC
Burlington: towards an international fiscal meaning of ‘main purpose’