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Maximising recovery of VAT on deal fees requires careful practical structuring around the specific facts and real substance behind the legal documentation, writes Jonny Squires (Osborne Clarke).
The Court of Appeal has found decisively for HMRC in Centrica Overseas Holdings Ltd on the basis of the statutory disallowance for management expenses of a capital nature. Benjamin Wonnacott (Ropes & Gray) reviews the judgment and its implications.

More costs are deductible than might previously have been thought, but a high bar is set for holding companies.

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