Compound interest on VAT wrongly paid
Our pick of this week's cases
In Littlewoods Ltd and others v HMRC [2015] EWCA Civ 515 the Court of Appeal found that Littlewoods was entitled to compound interest on VAT wrongly paid.
Littlewoods had paid VAT which was not due. HMRC had repaid the principal amount together with simple interest. Littlewoods claimed that it was also entitled to compound interest. There were four issues:
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Compound interest on VAT wrongly paid
Our pick of this week's cases
In Littlewoods Ltd and others v HMRC [2015] EWCA Civ 515 the Court of Appeal found that Littlewoods was entitled to compound interest on VAT wrongly paid.
Littlewoods had paid VAT which was not due. HMRC had repaid the principal amount together with simple interest. Littlewoods claimed that it was also entitled to compound interest. There were four issues:
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