Welcome to the October edition of the UK Tax Round Up. October has been an extraordinary month in the UK, with political turbulence triggering reversals of many of the tax policies announced by the government at the end of...more
11/1/2022
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EU ,
European Court of Justice (ECJ) ,
HMRC ,
Income Taxes ,
Interest Rate Adjustments ,
Reversal ,
Tax Liability ,
Tax Policy ,
UK ,
Value-Added Tax (VAT)
Welcome to September’s edition of the UK Tax Round Up. In addition to the headline-grabbing 2022 Growth Plan announced by the UK Chancellor, there have been a number of interesting cases this month including the First-tier...more
9/30/2022
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Business Taxes ,
Debtors ,
Dispute Resolution ,
Double Taxation ,
Enforcement ,
EU ,
European Court of Justice (ECJ) ,
Fair Market Value ,
HMRC ,
Income Taxes ,
Indemnity ,
Purchase Agreement ,
Shareholders ,
Tax Loopholes ,
UK
UK COVID-19 Developments -
Budget Cancelled -
The Government announced on 23rd September that the Budget scheduled for November would, as a result of the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, now not take place....more
9/29/2020
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European Court of Justice (ECJ) ,
GAAR ,
HMRC ,
Income Taxes ,
International Tax Issues ,
Research and Development ,
Tax Relief ,
UK ,
UK Insolvency Act ,
Value-Added Tax (VAT)
Temporary changes to the statutory residence test for inbound COVID-19 workers -
The UK Chancellor has written to the chair of the Treasury Select Committee outlining temporary changes to the statutory residence test...more
5/12/2020
/ Anti-Avoidance ,
Corporate Taxes ,
Digital Services Tax ,
EU ,
European Court of Justice (ECJ) ,
Guidance Update ,
HMRC ,
Income Taxes ,
International Tax Issues ,
Tax Planning ,
UK ,
Value-Added Tax (VAT)
UK Developments -
Amendments to the Finance Bill – entrepreneurs' relief and intangibles -
Three significant changes have been made to the Finance Bill published last October which will be included in the Finance Act...more
2/5/2019
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Capital Gains Tax ,
Entrepreneurs ,
European Court of Justice (ECJ) ,
HMRC ,
Insurance Industry ,
International Tax Issues ,
OECD ,
Proposed Amendments ,
Shareholders ,
SIFs ,
UK ,
Value-Added Tax (VAT) ,
Venture Capital
General UK tax developments -
Changes to taxation of termination payments -
HMRC has updated its Employment Income Manual to reflect the changes to the taxation of termination payments (including payments in lieu of...more
5/1/2018
/ Anti-Avoidance ,
Corporate Taxes ,
Cross-Border ,
EU ,
European Court of Justice (ECJ) ,
Foreign Acquisitions ,
Foreign Corporations ,
GAAR ,
Guidance Update ,
HMRC ,
Income Taxes ,
International Tax Issues ,
PILONs ,
Tax Planning ,
Tax Warrants ,
UK ,
Value-Added Tax (VAT)
Case law developments -
Settlement payment not deductible as an expense of a trade (Vaines v HMRC) -
Mr. Vaines was a solicitor. In the 2007/08 tax year he paid a settlement amount to a third party that had made a...more
2/23/2018
/ Corporate Taxes ,
Cross-Border ,
EU ,
European Court of Justice (ECJ) ,
Foreign Acquisitions ,
Foreign Corporations ,
Guidance Update ,
HMRC ,
Income Taxes ,
International Tax Issues ,
PILONs ,
Tax Planning ,
Tax Warrants ,
UK ,
Value-Added Tax (VAT)
The impact of discounts on consideration for VAT purposes (Finanzamt Bingen-Alzey v Boehringer Ingelheim Pharma GmbH & Co. KG) -
The ECJ has confirmed that consideration for VAT purposes should be reduced by any discount...more
1/29/2018
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Corporate Taxes ,
EU ,
European Commission ,
European Court of Justice (ECJ) ,
GAAR ,
HMRC ,
Income Taxes ,
International Tax Issues ,
Share Purchase Agreements ,
Tax Planning ,
Tax Tribunal ,
Tax Warrants ,
UK ,
Value-Added Tax (VAT)
UK Tax News and Developments -
Government White Paper on Customs Bill -
On 9 October, the Government published a White Paper setting out its approach to the introduction of a new customs and VAT regime after the UK...more
10/30/2017
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BEPS ,
Corporate Taxes ,
Double Taxation ,
EU ,
European Court of Justice (ECJ) ,
HMRC ,
Ireland ,
Island of Guernsey ,
Luxembourg ,
OECD ,
OTS ,
PACs ,
Pension Funds ,
Remuneration ,
Retirement Plan ,
SIFIs ,
State Aid ,
Tax Avoidance ,
Tax Tribunal ,
UK ,
UK Brexit ,
Value-Added Tax (VAT) ,
Withholding Tax