Tax | HMRC catches up with Spice Garden over £250k tax bill

The owner of an Indian restaurant has been slapped with a bill for over £250,000 after HMRC officers witnessed staff hiding cash under the till

24 Dec 2024

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Business Tax

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Tax Compliance

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Tax | Zahawi’s lawyer ordered to pay £315k after Neidle tax email

A week long hearing has found the lawyer of Nadhim Zahawi guilty of misconduct over an aggressive email sent to tax campaigner Dan Neidle about the former Chancellor’s tax affairs

20 Dec 2024

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HMRC

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Tax | Painter decorator wins £430k tax appeal against HMRC

A painting and decorating business has won an appeal at the Upper Tribunal against HMRC over an £800,000 loan made to a director through an employee benefit trust

19 Dec 2024

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Business Tax

HMRC

Case Reports

Tax | HMRC could not ‘articulate’ why tax was owed by mother

Confusing letters from HMRC caused a taxpayer ‘significant distress’ over a number of years with HMRC officer criticised for failing to give her clear calculations for tax owed

10 Dec 2024

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Personal Tax

HMRC

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Tax | Frankie Dettori was the anonymous taxpayer

Following a protracted argument in the tax tribunal, jockey Frankie Dettori has lost his attempt to retain his anonymity over tax dispute

9 Dec 2024

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Personal Tax

HMRC

Case Reports

Tax | Production company beats HMRC in £720k R&D case

York-based media production company which designed stage sets for Ed Sheeran and Eurovision has won a research & development (R&D) tax relief dispute against HMRC’s assessments

5 Dec 2024

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Business Tax

HMRC

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Tax | Parkrunner inheritance battle rages over £600k house

Cathryn Culverhouse, partner at DMH Stallard considers the implications of a bitter legal battle between a husband and his stepchildren over inheritance of house and how a life interest trust could have helped 

4 Dec 2024

Tax

Inheritance Tax

Case Reports

Tax | Gary Lineker settles with HMRC over £4.9m tax bill

HMRC has confirmed that it has settled the long-running IR35 tax case with Gary Lineker over a £4.9m tax liability over BBC and BT Sport presenting work

4 Dec 2024

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HMRC

Case Reports

Tax | Alcohol importer’s £25m VAT case sent back to FTT

Judges have sent back an alcohol importer’s appeal over a multimillion VAT case to the First Tier Tribunal (FTT)

3 Dec 2024

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VAT

HMRC

Case Reports

Tax | Accountant to stars loses claim for damages against HMRC

One-time celebrity accountant Christopher Lunn has lost a case at County Court for claims of damage and injury against HMRC

2 Dec 2024

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VAT

HMRC

Case Reports

Tax | Buyers of 400-year-old mansion face £54k tax bill

A nine-bedroom mansion dating back to 1622 has been classed as residential for stamp duty purposes by Revenue Scotland leaving taxpayers with £54,770 tax bill

29 Nov 2024

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Property Tax

Case Reports

Tax | Harry Potter actor loses £1.8m tax dispute

Rupert Grint, famous for his childhood role in the Harry Potter films, faces £1.8m tax bill after HMRC rejected claim for entrepreneurs relief and 10% capital gains tax

29 Nov 2024

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Personal Tax

Tax Compliance

Case Reports

Tax | Anonymous taxpayer cannot hide identity

The Upper Tribunal has ruled that a taxpayer involved in a dispute with HMRC over unpaid taxes cannot remain anonymous forever as they have given no good reason as to why their identity should be kept secret

25 Nov 2024

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Personal Tax

HMRC

Case Reports

Tax | HMRC ‘re-argues’ points but loses £3.1m R&D appeal

Collins Construction won a tax dispute over closure notices for over £3m in research and development (R&D) tax relief citing a case from 2021 which HMRC lost

18 Nov 2024

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Business Tax

HMRC

Case Reports

Tax | Director faces £87k bill for ‘excessive’ furlough claim

HMRC has won a case at tribunal over a disputed £175,000 claim for furlough support payments based on future agreed earnings for family members during pandemic

13 Nov 2024

Tax

HMRC

Case Reports