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Tax | Dinosaur attraction loses £400k VAT case

A wildlife park has lost a First Tier Tribunal (FTT) appeal against a VAT bill for £411,000 related to the construction of a dinosaur exhibit and lions’ den over zero-rating

23 Feb 2023

Tax | Roofing company must pay £2.5m VAT tax bill

A roof replacement company will have to pay £2.5m in VAT after the Court of Appeal ruled that insulated roof panels were not classed as insulation for a VAT-reduced rating

21 Feb 2023

Tax | Investor in Scion film scheme faces £180k tax bill

An investor in a film scheme will have to pay £180,000 in income tax after the Court of Appeal ruled that the income from film distribution rights was taxable

17 Feb 2023

Tax | Cannabidiol seller wins appeal over late VAT amendment

HMRC has lost a First Tier Tribunal (FTT) appeal to make a late amendment to their statement of case in a £430,000 VAT appeal over zero rating of cannabidiol (CBD) products

16 Feb 2023

Tax | Director loses £874k tax dispute over late appeal

A director has lost a First Tier Tribunal (FTT) appeal over a dispute regarding a late filing penalty in 2017, which was filed over three years late

15 Feb 2023

Tax | High end dating agency must pay £1.7m VAT

The Court of Appeal has ruled that an upmarket matchmaking agency must pay VAT on the services provided to customers

14 Feb 2023

Tax | Director loses appeal over £54k tax errors

A director has lost a First Tier Tribunal (FTT) appeal against two personal liability notices (PLNs) for £54,000 related to VAT and corporation tax inaccuracies

10 Feb 2023

Tax | Former MP jailed for £52k fraud

A disgraced MP has been jailed for four years after trying to claim £52,000 of parliamentary expenses through a ‘fictitious’ autism charity

9 Feb 2023

Tax | HMRC loses appeal over £900k tax bill

A director has won a First Tier Tribunal (FTT) appeal against a personal liability notice (PLN) for £900,000 related to VAT transactions HMRC considered to be fraudulent

9 Feb 2023

Tax | HMRC to appeal giant marshmallow case

HMRC plans to appeal a decision over a £472,928 VAT bill relating to the tax tribunal’s decision to treat giant marshmallows as zero rated

8 Feb 2023

Tax | Director loses £49k tax dispute over late appeal

A director has lost a First Tier Tribunal (FTT) appeal over a dispute regarding late filing penalties between 2017 and 2018, which were filed more than 1,000 days late

31 Jan 2023

Tax | HBOS and Lloyds win £10m VAT interest case

HBOS and Lloyds Banking Group have won an appeal at the Upper Tribunal over a demand for VAT interest repayments following a legislative error

25 Jan 2023

Tax | Trump Organization fined $1.6m for tax fraud

The Trump Organization has been ordered to pay $1.6m (£1.3m) after being found guilty of criminal tax fraud related to running a scheme to defraud tax authorities for 15 years

16 Jan 2023

Tax | Finance Act 2023 receives Royal Assent

Changes to the tax code due to come into effect from April 2023 including rise in corporation tax rate and changes to R&D tax are now in force in Finance Act 2023

12 Jan 2023

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Tax | Proceeds of crime appeal over £6.6m tax evasion succeeds

The Court of Appeal has sent an appeal over a proceeds of crime demand back to the Crown Court regarding a confiscation order totalling £6.6m in VAT and PAYE fraud

14 Dec 2022