UK corporate offence of failure to prevent tax evasion
This client alert discusses recent developments relevant to members of UK LLPs in respect of the UK’s salaried member employment tax rules. In particular, it focuses on recent developments in relation to Condition B (the...more
On January 17, 2025, the UK Court of Appeal (Court) released its decision on whether certain members of BlueCrest Capital Management (UK) LLP (BlueCrest) should be taxed as employees under the UK “salaried members” rules (the...more
On 12 December 2023, H.M. Revenue & Customs (“HMRC”) updated its guidance on foreign entity classification and, specifically, HMRC’s treatment of profits of, and distributions by, United States-established limited liability...more
Welcome to December’s edition of our UK Tax Round Up. This month has seen two interesting decisions on the connections needed for amounts to be taxed as employment income, the latest instalment in the BlueCrest partner...more
On 6 December, HMRC updated the section in its International Manual discussing the UK tax characterisation of overseas entities, and of Delaware (and other US) limited liability companies (LLCs) in particular (in INTM180000...more
In HMRC v BlueCrest Capital Management (UK) LLP [2023] UKUT 00232 (TCC) (“HMRC v BlueCrest”), the Upper Tribunal (“UT”) has upheld the decision of the First-tier Tribunal (“FTT”) regarding the United Kingdom (“UK”) salaried...more
The result of the HM Revenue & Custom's consultation on UK partnership taxation was released on 20 March, this is important for both fund partnerships and fund managers structured as LLPs which file UK tax returns. Although...more
Skadden held a webinar on September 14, 2015, to discuss certain key aspects of the U.K. Supreme Court decision in Anson v. HMRC, with a focus on potential ramifications for multinational groups including Delaware LLCs (and...more
HMRC provides guidance on the implications of the recent case Anson v Revenue and Customs Commissioners. Delaware limited liability companies (LLCs) are regularly seen in many international corporate groups, including in...more
Fundamental to any developed tax policy is knowing who the taxpayer is (or should be) with respect to any particular transaction. Although that can be relatively straightforward in purely domestic situations, a cross-border...more
Executive Summary - Her Majesty’s Revenue & Customs (HMRC) has now published its response to the U.K. Supreme Court’s recent judgment in Anson v HMRC. The response confirms that HMRC will continue its existing practice...more
Supreme Court rules in favour of taxpayer in landmark case regarding UK tax treatment of Delaware LLCs. On 1 July 2015, the UK Supreme Court handed down a long-awaited ruling in the case of Anson v Commissioners for Her...more
In its July 1, 2015 decision in the case of Anson v. HM Revenue & Customs (2015 UKSC 44), the Supreme Court of England and Wales ruled that a Delaware limited liability company was “transparent” for UK income tax purposes. A...more
Delaware LLC held to be UK tax transparent - The UK Supreme Court has handed down its judgment on the final appeal in the Anson case, in which it treated a taxpayer's interest in a Delaware LLC as transparent for UK tax...more