In light of COVID-19, and in response to requests from European trade associations, the European Commission has published its proposal to amend Directive 2011/16/EU which deals with various strands of administrative...more
UK Developments -
Taxpayer succeeds in judicial review case against HMRC -
On 22 November 2018, the Upper Tribunal published its decision on the judicial review case of R. (on the application of Vacation Rentals (UK)...more
12/31/2018
/ Corporate Taxes ,
Cross-Border ,
EU ,
Foreign Corporations ,
Guidance Update ,
HMRC ,
Income Taxes ,
International Tax Issues ,
Island of Guernsey ,
Limited Partnerships ,
Multilateral Agreement ,
Poland ,
Tax Exemptions ,
UK ,
Value-Added Tax (VAT)
VAT treatment of supplies of non-employed temps clarified -
A recent Court of Appeal case – Adecco v HMRC – clarifies a longstanding question over seemingly contradictory case law on the VAT treatment of employment agency...more
8/29/2018
/ Board of Directors ,
Capital Expenditures ,
Corporate Taxes ,
Cross-Border ,
EU ,
Foreign Corporations ,
HMRC ,
Holding Companies ,
International Tax Issues ,
Regulatory Oversight ,
UK ,
Value-Added Tax (VAT)
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)
Welcome to the March edition of the Proskauer UK Tax Round Up. As promised, the Spring Statement from the Chancellor focused on the economy and public finances without any major tax announcements. However, a few interesting...more
4/5/2018
/ Anti-Avoidance ,
Capital Gains ,
Controlling Person ,
Corporate Taxes ,
Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) ,
Cross-Border ,
Entrepreneurs ,
EU ,
European Commission ,
Federal Budget ,
Foreign Investment ,
GAAR ,
HMRC ,
International Tax Issues ,
Investment Management ,
Limited Partnerships ,
Remuneration ,
Tax Credits ,
Tax Rates ,
UK
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)