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Tax | Football referees not employees in £584k tax dispute

In latest twist in decade old tax dispute, tribunal rules professional PGMOL football referees were not employees for tax purposes, leaving HMRC mulling possible appeal

11 May 2026

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HMRC

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Tax | Locum doctor overcounted days in £31k tax dispute

Tribunal rules against NHS locum deciding failure to evidence expenses receipts and inaccuracies in tax returns were deliberate behaviour

30 Apr 2026

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HMRC

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Tax | Windfarm operator loses £48m capital allowances tax case

HMRC wins long-running dispute over eligibility of tax relief on spend on environmental surveys carried out by Orsted as Supreme Court flags ‘penumbra of meaning’

28 Apr 2026

Tax | HMRC to appeal EV charging 5% VAT ruling

Following loss at First Tier Tribunal, HMRC lodges appeal against decision on application of reduced rate VAT on community electric vehicle charging business

22 Apr 2026

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VAT

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Tax | HMRC loses £470k giant marshmallow VAT battle

After four tax hearings, judges side with makers of giant sugary balls in long-running dispute over VAT zero rating, producing a natty mathematical formula to back up decision

7 Apr 2026

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VAT

Case Reports

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Tax | High Court told ‘no good reason’ for wider consultation on farm tax

Judicial review at High Court sees Treasury barrister argue extensive inheritance tax (IHT) consultation ‘would have a significant effect on public finances’

18 Mar 2026

Tax | Scilly Flowers cuts down £48k VAT penalty with reasonable excuse

Flower partnership wins dispute over VAT penalty as had reasonable excuse after little known rule change to niche VAT rule, explains Julie Butler FCA

12 Mar 2026

Tax | £277k crypto loss through fraud was deductible, rules Canada court

Mahmoud Abuwasel, disputes partner at Wasel & Wasel, examines implications of landmark ruling in Canada’s Tax Court after individual wins case on tax deductibility of unrealised Bitcoin gains after collapse of crypto exchange

5 Mar 2026

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Personal Tax

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Tax | Parents lose school fee VAT appeal

Court rejects appeal from parents with children at religious schools, saying ‘they have the option of home schooling’

2 Mar 2026

Tax | EV business beats HMRC in 5% VAT dispute on charging

Community based electric vehicle charger can pay reduced rate VAT after lower tribunal rules against HMRC, saying breach of fiscal neutrality was ‘stark’

2 Mar 2026

Tax | Lycamobile loses £51m VAT appeal as FTT 'correctly directed itself’

Mobile operator Lycamobile loses appeal as Upper Tribunal rules bundled charges liable for VAT even for allowances not used by customers in long-running dispute

24 Feb 2026

Tax | Hair extension business wins £277k VAT dispute as lack of explanation

Upper Tribunal rules against HMRC after hair loss replacement business wins appeal over zero rating of supplies due to flimsy reasoning for decision

23 Feb 2026

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VAT

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Tax | Plan to end access to written tax judgments scrapped

After strong opposition, Tribunal Procedure Committee forced to keep current approach to written rulings on tax tribunals

11 Feb 2026

Tax | IT consultant ‘failed to take corrective action’ in £32k tax dispute

Contractor loses tax appeal related to use of Montpelier tax scheme after tribunal rules he did not take ‘corrective action’ to resolve situation despite numerous HMRC letters

10 Feb 2026

Tax | Ukraine war not excuse to overturn £219k HMRC penalty

Hedge fund founder loses appeal against six-figure penalty from HMRC after tribunal rejects Russian invasion of Ukraine as ‘reasonable excuse’ for late payment of tax bill

9 Feb 2026

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HMRC

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Tax | Employment agency loses appeal over £15m VAT invoice dispute

Court rejects appeal by Liverpool employment agency disputing tribunal jurisdiction over HMRC’s right to demand evidence of compliant invoices for multiple transactions

28 Jan 2026

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Tax | Football referees not employees in £584k tax dispute

Tax | Locum doctor overcounted days in £31k tax dispute

Tax | Windfarm operator loses £48m capital allowances tax case

Tax | HMRC to appeal EV charging 5% VAT ruling

Tax | HMRC loses £470k giant marshmallow VAT battle

Tax | High Court told ‘no good reason’ for wider consultation on farm tax

Tax | Scilly Flowers cuts down £48k VAT penalty with reasonable excuse

Tax | £277k crypto loss through fraud was deductible, rules Canada court

Tax | Parents lose school fee VAT appeal

Tax | EV business beats HMRC in 5% VAT dispute on charging

Tax | Lycamobile loses £51m VAT appeal as FTT 'correctly directed itself’

Tax | Hair extension business wins £277k VAT dispute as lack of explanation

Tax | Plan to end access to written tax judgments scrapped

Tax | IT consultant ‘failed to take corrective action’ in £32k tax dispute

Tax | Ukraine war not excuse to overturn £219k HMRC penalty

Tax | Employment agency loses appeal over £15m VAT invoice dispute