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Fabian Barth (Alvarez & Marsal) examines the distinction between when an assessment is ‘made’ and ‘notified’.
This month’s review by Jo Crookshank and Gary Barnett (Simmons & Simmons) covers recent decisions on the single/multiple supply rule and the VAT finance intermediation exemption, as well as HMRC’s change of policy on pension scheme costs.
If not planned properly, deregistering for VAT can lead to significant administrative and cost burdens. Rob Janering (Crowe UK) considers how to avoid these.
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).
Two recent cases demonstrate that the scope of the VAT exemption for health and welfare is far from certain, writes Alex Spencer (Field Court Tax Chambers).
This month’s review by Joao Martinho and Gary Barnett (Simmons & Simmons) covers the Court of Appeal decision in Impact Contracting Solutions and two recent cases on the meaning of consideration.
Dr Michael Taylor (PwC) considers whether Henderson LJ’s judgment in WTGIL could bring all sorts of intermediary services back within the scope of the VAT insurance exemption.
The application of this VAT exemption remains both complex and uncertain, writes Alex Tostevin (Greenberg Traurig) and Etienne Wong (Old Square Tax Chambers).
VAT law struggles to address the distinction between legal and equitable ownership, but case law can provide some answers, writes Fabian Barth (Alvarez & Marsal).
VAT developments concerning transfer pricing adjustments, tripartite arrangements and the Tour Operators Margin Scheme are examined in this month’s review by Jo Crookshank and Gary Barnett (Simmons & Simmons).
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