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The fundamental principle of VAT (so much so that it is the basis of the name of the tax) is that each party in a chain of supplies is required to hand over the tax in relation to the extent to whi

Life without worrying about VAT might be an attractive thought for many small business owners.

On 13 July 2017, after representations from many professional bodies and stakeholders (including CIOT, ATT and LITRG), the Financial Secretary to the Treasury, Mel Stride, announced a relaxation in

Chaired by Michael Conlon QC, he introduced an impressive line-up of speakers covering topics such as practical VAT and Customs duty issues expected to flow from the rapidly approaching “Brexit”, a

HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) issued, earlier in the year, new guidelines on the VAT free supply of vehicles to customers with disabilities that require the use of wheelchairs or stretchers to mo

For the last decade, the Business Risk Review (BRR) has been a core feature of how HMRC manage the tax compliance of the largest businesses – defined as those with a turnover of more than £200m.

After the publication of the Adjudicator’s report this summer showing that the percentage of complaints upheld against HMRC has fallen sig

In one of David Attenborough’s TV programmes, he featured a giraffe being stalked by a pair of lions but, despite their cunning trap the giraffe escaped and the lions left empty-handed.

There’s an old saying that ‘two’s company and three’s a crowd’.

For an interest in possession trust (typically one where there is a life interest so that the life tenant is entitled to the income) where income is ‘mandated’ to the beneficiary, the trustees do n