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Tax Cases

West Devon Borough Council (“the Council”) carried out works of improvement to the Wharf at Tavistock with a view to generating jobs, tourism and generally improving the economy...

Tags: Hugh McKay | 24 Jul 2001

Hugh McKay appeared for the Respondents

Tags: Hugh McKay | 16 Jul 2001

This appeal concerned a self build partnership who were constructing a Dutch barge as their permanent living accommodation. They sought zero-rating treatment for supplies made to them during...

Tags: Hugh McKay | 26 Jun 2001

Royal Midland Counties Homes for Disabled People concerns an appeal from the VAT and Duties Tribunal by the charity, called Castel Froma, against Customs’ refusal to zero-rate their...

Tags: Hugh McKay | 23 Jun 2001

This case concerned a society which arranged adoptions for girls in orphanages in China with parents in Oxfordshire. The society argued that the supplies should be exempt from...

Tags: Hugh McKay | 05 Jun 2001

The case concerns directors’ entitlement to draw a pension on early retirement. The taxpayer retired as an executive director (and acting managing director) of the company aged 53,...

Tags: Conrad McDonnell | 27 Apr 2001

This was an application for a Judicial Review following the VAT Tribunal’s holding that it could not hear the Appellant’s appeal. It concerned the application of certain guidelines...

Tags: Hugh McKay | 28 Mar 2001

This was a preliminary hearing on a matter raised by the Appellant. It concerned the point when an assessment to VAT is “made” for the purpose of the...

Tags: Hugh McKay | 26 Feb 2001

This was an appeal by a company which described itself as a “print broker” against the Commissioners decision that it made standard-rated supplies of advertising services rather than...

Tags: Hugh McKay | 24 Nov 2000

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

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