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Tax Cases

The Appellant had provided incontinence pads to nursing homes for named residents. The issue was whether the supply of those incontinence pads was zero-rated within the terms of...

Tags: Hugh McKay | 24 Nov 2000

The taxpayer was not resident or ordinarily resident in the United Kingdom from 15 June 1987 to 15 February 1993. He appealed that against an assessment to income...

Tags: Nicola Shaw | 02 Nov 2000

This case concerned which of s.78 VATA 1994 and s.79 VATA 1994 (interest or repayment supplement) applied in cases of sums not paid to taxpayers as a result...

Tags: Hugh McKay | 20 Oct 2000

The group relief rules contain special provisions for computing the amount of relief which can be surrendered by one member of the group to another. This case is...

Tags: David Goldberg KC | 27 Sep 2000

Medivac is a company which manufactures goods specially designed for asthmatics and people suffering from acute rhinitis and eczema. In particular it manufactures a vacuum cleaner which uses...

Tags: Hugh McKay | 08 Sep 2000

The issue in this case was whether one is required to use a forward looking approach to taxable turnover under paragraph 1(3) Schedule 1 VATA 1994 or use...

Tags: Hugh McKay | 23 Aug 2000

VATA 1994 s.84(10) and VATTR 1986 Rule 6(1)

Extra-statutory concession prior decision appeal with respect to application of non-statutory concession (known as “the Concordat”) of Tribunal. Whether Concordat was...

Tags: Hugh McKay | 20 Jul 2000

VATA 1994 Schedule 4 paragraph 5(1)(2), EEC Sixth Directive Article 5(4) – Appeal allowed.

Hugh McKay (instructed by The Solicitor for Customs & Excise) for the Commissioners (under appeal)

Tags: Hugh McKay | 17 Jul 2000

This is a landmark decision in Hong Kong.The Deceased entered into a number of transactions, the essential element in each being a disposal by him of Hong Kong...

Tags: Michael Flesch KC | 12 Jul 2000

This case concerns the analysis of the arrangements which the Appellant magazine publishing company made with the distributors. It was important to discern whether Keesing acted as agent...

Tags: Hugh McKay | 26 Jun 2000

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