VAT

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Tax | Fashion trio loses £790k input tax case

A group of family-run fashion businesses based in London has lost an appeal after HMRC found they were running a missing trader scheme and making fraudulent claims for VAT refunds

3 Apr 2025

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Tax | KFC franchiser to appeal £106k dip pot VAT dispute

A KFC franchiser has been granted permission to appeal a VAT case over the zero rating of dip pots

3 Apr 2025

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Tax | VAT take on school fees ‘can be spent how chancellor sees fit’

The first day of the High Court hearing into VAT on school fees saw lead barrister, Lord David Pannick KC, argue parents and schools are bring indirectly discriminated against by the government

2 Apr 2025

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Tax | School fee VAT appeal kicks off tomorrow at High Court

The chancellor, Rachel Reeves will be defended by four KCs on 1 April as the lawyers for a group of parents and schools take their appeal against VAT on private school fees to the High Court

31 Mar 2025

Tax | HMRC loses battle with Bolt over VAT charges on taxi fares

HMRC has lost a consequential appeal after Upper Tribunal rules in favour of taxi app Bolt, stating services are within TOMS and not liable for VAT

25 Mar 2025

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Tax | Court fails to decide £470k VAT status of giant marshmallows

HMRC has won at the Court of Appeal to have the mega marshmallow VAT case sent back to the First Tier Tribunal to decide whether they are ‘normally eaten with the fingers’

24 Mar 2025

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Tax | Biker locksmith wins £6k VAT appeal as no proof provided

A locksmith who represented himself at the First Tier Tribunal (FTT) won an appeal against a VAT penalty for three BMW motorbikes used for work

21 Mar 2025

Tax | Stamp duty tax take up £300m in rush to beat deadline

Tax receipts are up 5.3% so far on the year but almost £300m more has been paid in stamp duty land tax this February than last while inheritance tax was up 12%

21 Mar 2025

Tax | UK taxi firms take on Uber in Supreme Court VAT battle

Two UK taxi firms have joined forces to fight a £500,000 legal battle against VAT being incurred on private taxi rides outside of London if Uber wins its Supreme Court appeal in July

14 Mar 2025

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Tax | Glazer wins £730k VAT case as HMRC argument ‘tenuous’

HMRC has lost an appeal by a glazing company that hired labour for construction work after tribunal dismissed HMRC’s use of Kittel argument over fraudulent VAT charge

11 Mar 2025

Tax | Teachers losing jobs after private school VAT raid

Private schools have had to decide whether or not to push Labour’s 20% VAT charge onto parents or absorb the cost since 1 January, but teachers are already being hit by the tax rise

11 Mar 2025

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Tax | Gardener loses £19k VAT appeal over registration dispute

A First Tier Tribunal VAT appeal over when a company was registered for VAT has been dismissed after representative accused HMRC of ‘illegally’ increasing VAT amount from sales

10 Mar 2025

Tax | HMRC clarifies tax rules on king size pickup trucks

There was confusion over what variations of pickup trucks will fall under the scope of the changes from April but HMRC has confirmed most pickups will be classified as cars for benefits-in-kind

10 Mar 2025

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Tax | Hastings Insurance wins £16m offshore looping VAT appeal

Insurance giant Hastings, owner of the Hastings Direct brand, has won a VAT appeal for over £16m related to a claim for input tax for supply of services in Gibraltar

7 Mar 2025

Tax | Fire at restaurant not reason to refuse to pay £60k tax penalties

A Worthing restaurant owner has lost an attempt to overturn an HMRC demand for £60,463.39 in unpaid VAT penalties as he took over five years to appeal

6 Mar 2025