Comment: How to reform inheritance tax
The current IHT system is generally regarded as unsatisfactory and generates relatively small sums for HMRC, comprising less than 1% of total tax revenues. Emma Chamberlain OBE discusses the potential for changes to the IHT provisions.
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How to handle the reservation of benefit provisions
The reservation of benefit legislation continues to be relevant to IHT planning, and the 2017 changes to foreign domiciliaries have extended its scope and importance. Emma Chamberlain provides a practical guide to navigating the rules.
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HMRC restarts paused tax investigations
Tax receipts were down by £26 billion in April as the UK’s economy was hit by the coronavirus crisis. HMRC has it seems now quietly resumed taxpayer investigations which had been put on hold at the peak of the pandemic.
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Latest Development in Inverclyde
Following the hearing in the Upper Tribunal last month, a decision has now been issued, confirming the correct approach for enquiring into returns filed by limited liabilities partnerships who are found not to be trading with a view to profit.
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HMRC Guidance on COVID-19 Part 2: Statutory Residence Test
The Statutory Residence Test provides that an individual is considered to have spent a day in the UK if they are in the UK at the end of the day (midnight) subject to several exceptions, one of which is exceptional circumstances. The exception applies for 60 days only in any given tax year. During the COVID-19 pandemic, HMRC have provided example circumstances which are considered exceptional.
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HMRC Guidance on COVID-19 Part 1: Reasonable Excuse
In light of the current coronavirus pandemic, HMRC has released new guidance on taxpayer's failure to meet obligations. It has also set out the extent to which it will allow those seeking a review of, or appealing, an HMRC decision more time to do so.
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COVID-19: European Commission’s Big Plan
The coronavirus pandemic has had a great impact on countries across the world. With such a wide-ranging knock to the global economy, the European Commission released a communication on 27 May 2020, setting its plan for recovery in Europe.
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Digital Service Tax
For some years now, the OECD have been working towards an international approach to the taxation of digital businesses. Be that as it may, delay in the international implementation of this tax has resulted in many countries now enacting their own tax laws on digital services. The United Kingdom is one such country.
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Loss Relief: The Give and The Take
The introduction of the Finance Bill 2020 brings with it a relaxing of the conditions required to qualify for the share loss relief scheme. On the other hand, it also implements the Corporate Capital Loss Restrictions which were first announced in Budget 2018.
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Exit charges
As announced in July of last year, the 2020 Budget introduces a new deferred payment plan option for Corporation Tax charged on profits or gains arising from certain transactions between UK companies and EEA companies of the same group of companies.
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