VAT

The EU Parliament’s economic and monetary affairs (ECON) committee has put forward amendments limiting the Commission’s proposals to combat EU VAT fraud through increased exchange of information.

HMRC has published the results of a survey of around 2,000 businesses below the VAT threshold, aimed at providing estimates of the percentage of business-to-consumer (B2C) sales as a proportion of overall sales for the VAT unregistered population, and levels of EU trade among unregistered busines

Gary Barnett

Martin Shah

Martin Shah and Gary Barnett (Simmons & Simmons) provide your monthly review of the VAT developments that matter.

The Court of Appeal remits the case back to the FTT. Even so, does the decision embolden HMRC when challenging arrangements as a matter of abuse of law? Frankie Beetham (Squire Patton Boggs) reports.

Siân Beusch

Sophie Addison

HMRC is again looking at the expansion of VAT grouping following a formal consultation, report Siân Beusch and Sophie Addison (EY).

Cathya Djanogly

Triangulation and multiple VAT registration

Richard Woolich

Aaron Bradley

The First-tier Tribunal has provided further guidance on the critical area of fixed establishments for VAT purposes, as Richard Woolich and Aaron Bradley (DLA Piper) explain.

Edward Milliner

William Watson

Edward Milliner and William Watson (Slaughter and May) argue that the interaction between these two taxes is not as straightforward as the Stamp Office might like us to think.

Gary Barnett

Martin Shah

Martin Shah and Gary Barnett (Simmons & Simmons) examine the issues raised in the recent advocate general’s opinion.