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UPPER-TRIBUNAL


The role of the Upper Tribunal (UT) in tax appeals has assumed an increased importance, writes Hui Ling McCarthy (11 New Square).
 
How would the Ministry of Justice’s proposals affect taxpayers?
 

Steve Powell and Karen Killington (KPMG) consider the questions referred to the CJEU in the National Exhibition Centre Ltd case concerning the VAT exemption for card handling services.

The Upper Tribunal considered the application of lower VAT rates in the Colaingrove case. Alan Sinyor (Berwin Leighton Paisner) considers the broader implications of the decision.

In this month’s briefing, Lee Squires and Fiona Bantock (Hogan Lovells) examine four recent VAT cases: Larentia and Marenave, Southern Cross, Wojskowa and Property Development Company NV

David Pickstone (Stewarts Law) reviews the recent Upper Tribunal decision in Ingenious, which considered whether HMRC could make allegations of dishonesty at a late stage in proceedings without having pleaded them in its statement of case.

The Upper Tribunal decision in the Julian Martin case paves the way for a fairer tax treatment of remuneration clawbacks, writes Mark Groom, partner, Deloitte

Andrew Roycroft (Norton Rose Fulbright) reviews the decision in the case of Bupa Insurance, which serves as a reminder that a tax avoidance purpose is, of itself, not sufficient for HMRC to deny a taxpayer its intended tax outcome

The Upper Tribunal has now handed down the eagerly awaited judgment in HMRC v Murray Group Holdings and others, better known as ‘the Rangers case’. Robert Waterson and Adam Craggs review the lessons from the decision, which resulted in a loss for HMRC in its campaign against EBTs that it is likely to appeal.

Brendan McGurk analyses the Patersons decision, in which the Upper Tribunal dismissed the appeal from a landfill site operator (LSO) for the repayment of landfill tax on biomass, and what this means for other LSOs

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