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Risk management surveys and the insurance exemption 

Are municipal entities taxable persons?

Shops employing more than 250 people in England have had to charge for single-use carrier bags at a minimum of 5p per bag from Monday 5 October, but accountants have warned there are VAT and direct tax consequences these businesses must consider.

HMRC has appealed to the Upper Tribunal against the First-tier Tribunal’s decision in Associated Newspapers v HMRC [2015] UKFTT 409 that Associated Newspapers could reclaim input VAT on vouchers given away in its sales promotion schemes and is scheduled to be heard on 5–7 October 2015. F

Lee Squires and Fiona Bantock (Hogan Lovells) review the VAT developments that matter, including: retrospective VAT grouping in Copthorn; abuse of rights in WebMindLicenses; vouchers used for business promotion in Associated Newspapers; and responses on the recent penalties consultation. 
 

The European Commission (EC) has launched a public consultation to help identify ways to simplify the VAT payments on cross-border e-commerce transactions in the EU.

Transfer of business assets and compromise agreements

De facto immunity from criminal prosecution and EU law

Etienne Wong (Tax Chambers, 15 Old Square) considers what the Court of Appeal judgment in VWFS means for the hire-purchase sector and partial exemption generally.
 
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