The old argument over VAT and hot food has recently reared it’s head again and this time there’s not a pasty in sight. The Mexican restaurant chain Chilango has been in in dispute with HMRC over whether burritos are hot or cold snacks. Unfortunately for the restaurant it’s lost its argument with HMRC to the tune of £1 […]
A VAT related dispute between HMRC and Sportech which has been ongoing since 2014 has reached the end of its latest match. Sportech have won against HMRC in the Court of Appeal, though it remains to be seen if this means they’ve won the actual league, to keep the football metaphor going. HMRC have just […]
HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) is increasing its effort to get eligible taxpayers to go online to deal with their tax arrangements rather than rely on post or telephone interaction with its staff.
In a recent tax case the Court of Appeal has agreed with HMRC that a company “should have known” of the link to fraud
The Chancellor delivered his 8th consecutive budget on 16 March. Below are some of the highlights we’ve identified that we think will be of particular interest to accountants and business owners.
HMRC recently published a consultation document on company distributions which closed for comments on 3 February 2016. Draft legislation in respect of a number of proposed changes to take effect from 6 April 2016 was published alongside the consultation. The main aim of the consultation was to: understand whether parts of the distributions legislation are […]
Trade bodies for businesses in the alcohol sector have been working with HMRC to set up the Alcohol Wholesaler Registration Scheme and alcohol wholesalers are encouraged to register well before the deadline of 31 March 2016. The scheme is intended to drive duty fraudsters out of the alcohol trade which should be good news for legitimate businesses and taxpayers.
HMRC have released analysis of online tax return filing figures which show there is a difference based on gender when it comes to filing Self Assessments on time.
The government is changing the arrangement by which business owners can be paid via dividends to reduce tax bills.
Having now come to the end of a full year of application, an estimated £25 million of theatre tax relief has been paid back to theatre companies from across the country by HMRC. HMRC has released the first figures for this government tax relief scheme for theatres which was introduced in September 2014 following similar arrangements for […]
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