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Chepstow Plant International Ltd v HMRC

Purchase of racehorses: whether a benefit

In Chepstow Plant International Ltd v HMRC (and related appeal) (TC01035 – 11 April) A company (C) purchased several racehorses.

HMRC formed the opinion that C had purchased the horses in order to confer a benefit on its principal director (H). They issued determinations on C charging Class 1A national insurance contributions and also issued income tax assessments on H. C and H appealed contending that C had purchased the racehorses for advertising purposes and that H had no personal interest in horse racing.

The First-tier Tribunal allowed the appeals observing that ‘there was no evidence that H had entertained customers of the company in person at any racing event or was present in any parade ring or had been observed in any situation with racehorses.’

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