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HMRC Advice for the tax treatment of Interest Rate Hedging Products (IRHP Review) redress payments

HMRC have recently provided banks that are party to the FCA IRHP Review scheme with generic tax advice leaflets to pass to customers who receive redress. HMRC says…

Post date 28 July 2014
Post author By Jenny Julian
Post categories In Banking Law, Borrower Protection, Financial Services Litigation, IRHP Reviews, Taxation
Tags Banking Law, Banks, Barclays, Clydesdale Bank, Derivatives, FCA, Financial Conduct Authority, Financial Regulation, Financial Services, Hedging, HMRC, HMRC IRHP Review Tax Advice, HSBC, Interest Rate Swaps, IRHPs, Mis-selling, RBS, Swaps Mis-selling, Swaps Settlements, Taxation

Inheritance Tax: past, present and future

This article is for general information only. Nothing in this article will be deemed to be or constitute legal advice. LEXLAW cannot accept responsibility for any loss or damage suffered…

Post date 26 October 2012
Post author By Jenny Julian
Post categories In Contested Wills, Litigation, Probate, Probate Disputes, Taxation, Wills
Tags Estate planning, HMRC, IHT, Inheritance tax, Tax

KPMG Expert Evidence fielded by HMRC: The Need to Respond

As all appellant traders will be aware, Her Majesty’s Revenue & Customs (“HMRC”) have since early 2008 deployed KPMG LLP as consultants to provide evidence of ‘indicators’ of…

Post date 4 August 2012
Post author By Jenny Julian
Post categories In First Tier Tax Tribunal, HMRC, News, Taxation, VAT Fraud
Tags Carousel Fraud, Fraud, HMRC, KPMG, Tax Disputes, VAT

Court of Appeal Decision: Mobilx, Blue Sphere, Calltel

Court of Appeal in conjoined appeal cases of Mobilx, Blue Sphere Global and Calltel upholds previous lower court decisions and provides new guidance on the ‘Kittel’ test. The approved judgement is…

Post date 12 May 2010
Post author By Jenny Julian
Post categories In First Tier Tax Tribunal, HMRC, News, Taxation, VAT Fraud
Tags Carousel Fraud, Court of Appeal, ECJ, HMRC, Kittel Test, Litigation, MTIC Fraud, Tax Disputes, Taxation, VAT, VAT Appeals

Brayfal Decision Highlights the Importance of the a Three Person VAT Tribunal

The case report [download] from the Manchester former VAT and Duties Tribunal contains useful information relevant to the means of knowledge appeal cases we regularly conduct. The tribunal…

Post date 3 March 2010
Post author By Jenny Julian
Post categories In First Tier Tax Tribunal, News, Taxation, VAT Fraud
Tags First Tier Tax Tribunal, Fraud, HMRC, MTIC Fraud, Tax Appeals, Tax Dispute Solicitors, Tax Disputes, Taxation, VAT, VAT Fraud

HMRC Advice for the tax treatment of Interest Rate Hedging Products (IRHP Review) redress payments

Inheritance Tax: past, present and future

KPMG Expert Evidence fielded by HMRC: The Need to Respond

Court of Appeal Decision: Mobilx, Blue Sphere, Calltel

Brayfal Decision Highlights the Importance of the a Three Person VAT Tribunal

Professional Negligence: Solicitors held to be negligent after illegality defence is rejected by the Court of Appeal

Is an email confidential if I copy in a lawyer? Court of Appeal clarifies the scope of legal advice privilege

Professional Negligence: Supreme Court guidance on valuing the loss of litigation chance

Property developer loses £multi-million RBS claim: Lessons for future claimants