David Goldberg KC and Chua Guan Hock SC appeared for the Respondent
Acorn provided accommodation for students from US universities in Central London. The issue was whether the accommodation was an exempt supply of land (as the taxpayer argued) or...
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...
Taxes Act 1988 ss. 19, 154, 203 and 595 – Appeal allowed.David Goldberg KC and Hugh McKay (instructed by Lawrence Jones) for the taxpayers
This is an astonishing decision. It decides that a role apparently given to the Board of Inland Revenue can be performed by a generally authorised officer who is...
Corporation tax. Accounting periods. ‚ÄúWithin the charge to tax‚Äù Рs.832(1) ICTA 1988.Decision of Court of Appeal (Click here) reversed. ACT paid on a dividend could be carried...
Interest. Whether or not “income arising”. Receivability without receipt.The taxpayer opened two deposit accounts with Barclays Bank plc on 12 March 1990, and deposited substantial amounts in them....
The Ramsay principle, as stated in Furniss v. Dawson [1984] STC 153, allows tax legislation to applied to the substance of a transaction. Steps inserted artificially with no...
Mr Sheppard is a stockbroker. In the late 1980’s he incurred legal costs of ¬¨¬£200,000 odd and had to pay a Stock Exchange fine of ¬¨¬£50,000. The costs...
Rectification. Loan documentation: interest clause. Composite rate tax.Both parties to a contract were mistaken as to the tax regime which applied. Section 476(5) ICTA 1988. Crawley Borough Council...
