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Hannah and another v HMRC

SDLT due in respect of cash payment rather than annuity

In D Hannah and another v HMRC [2021] UKUT 22 (TCC) (2 February 2021) the Upper Tribunal (UT) agreed with the First-tier Tribunal (FTT) and held that the effective date of a transaction was the date that cash consideration was paid (not the date an annuity was granted) and that the consideration was £765 000 (being the deposit paid on exchange of contracts and a cash amount paid on completion). The UT also held that the discovery assessment was valid and it upheld the penalty for deliberate inaccuracy.

The appellants entered into a contact to buy a residential property for a purchase price of £765 000. They paid a 10% cash deposit. The contract provided that the appellants could satisfy their obligation to pay the purchase price by issuing an annuity to the sellers. The appellants issued an annuity...

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