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
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
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