Loyalty Management UK Ltd v Commissioners for HM Revenue and Customs [2007] EWCA Civ 1928 – WLR Daily

Posted October 9th, 2007 in law reports, VAT by sally

Loyalty Management UK Ltd v Commissioners for HM Revenue and Customs [2007] EWCA Civ 1928

The supply of goods or services by a retailer when redeeming loyalty points collected by a customer under the Nectar Loyalty Scheme was, for VAT purposes, a supply of “redemption services” to the scheme operator, as well as of goods and services to the customer, and the scheme operator was therefore entitled to input tax credit on its payments, by way of a “service charge”, to the retailer.”

WLR Daily, 9th October 2007

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Regina (Teleos plc and Others) v Commissioners of Customs and Excise – Times Law Reports

Posted October 5th, 2007 in EC law, law reports, VAT by sally

VAT relief only if goods physically move out of member state

Regina (Teleos plc and Others) v Commissioners of Customs and Excise

“A supply of goods qualified as an intra-Community supply of goods that in principle was exempt from value-added tax only if the goods physically moved from the EC member state of dispatch to the destination state.”

The Times, 5th October 2007

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R (Teleos and others) v Customs and Excise Commissioners – WLR Daily

Posted October 2nd, 2007 in EC law, law reports, VAT by sally

R (Teleos and others) v Customs and Excise Commissioners

There could only be an intra-Community acquisition and supply of goods if the goods actually left the territory of the Member State of supply, but where the goods were fraudulently retained in that State, the supplier could not be made liable for VAT if he was unaware of the fraud and had taken all reasonable steps to ensure that he was not participating in tax evasion.”

WLR Daily, 1st October 2007

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Government to review casino gaming duty – Reuters

Posted September 11th, 2007 in gambling, news, VAT by sally

“The government said on Monday it was reviewing taxes paid on player-to-player games in casinos, such as poker, where gamblers’ so-called participation fees are subject to VAT but not gaming duty.”

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Reuters, 10th September 2007

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Chaudhry v Revenue and Customs Commissioners – Times Law Reports

Posted August 2nd, 2007 in law reports, VAT by sally

Late appeal is no defence to failing to give VAT security

Chaudhry v Revenue and Customs Commissioners

Queen’s Bench Division

“The lodging of a late appeal to a value-added tax tribunal provided no defence to a charge of continuing to supply goods or services after receipt from the Revenue and Customs of a notice requiring payment of a security.”

The Times, 2nd August 2007

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Revenue wins victory against VAT ‘abuse’ – The Times

Posted July 18th, 2007 in news, VAT by sally

“Revenue and Customs scored a victory in its ongoing fight against tax dodgers today when a UK court ratified a European court ruling outlawing certain types of deliberate VAT abuse.”

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The Times, 17th July 2007

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Commissioners for Revenue and Customs v BUPA Purchasing Ltd and Others – Times Law Reports

Posted July 5th, 2007 in law reports, VAT by sally

Taxpayer not entitled to reduce VAT

Commissioners for Revenue and Customs v BUPA Purchasing Ltd and Others

Court of Appeal

“Where the Commissioners for Revenue and Custome had made a value-added tax assessment and the time limit for making any further assessment had passed before they became aware that further input tax was deductible, the taxpayer was not entitled to reduce the amount of VAT stated due in the assessment to take account of output tax which had not yet been taken into account and which arose from the same transaction.”

The Times, 5th July 2007

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Hutchison 3G UK Ltd. and Others v. Commissioners of Revenue and Customs – Times Law Reports

Posted July 3rd, 2007 in law reports, VAT by sally

Licence auction not in VAT system

Hutchison 3G UK Ltd and Others v Commissioners of Revenue and Customs Case C-369/04

Court of Justice of the European Communities

“The public auction by a government agency of third-generation universal mobile telecommunications system licences was not an economic activity and therefore did not come within the value-added tax system.”

The Times, 3rd July 2007

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Midlands Co-operative Society Ltd v. Revenue and Customs Commissioners – Times Law Reports

Posted June 29th, 2007 in law reports, VAT by sally

Overpaid VAT claim passed on

Midlands Co-operative Society Ltd v Revenue and Customs Commissioners

Chancery Division

“A taxable person entitled to the benefit of an overpayment claim of value-added tax was entitled to pass the benefit of that claim to another.”

The Times, 29th June 2007

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Investment trusts win £300m VAT case – The Times

Posted June 29th, 2007 in news, VAT by sally

“Investment trusts are set for a windfall as European court rules HMRC has been unfairly charging VAT on management fees.”

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The Times, 28th June 2007

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Midlands Co-operative Society Ltd. v. Revenue and Customs Commissioners – WLR Daily

Posted June 21st, 2007 in law reports, VAT by sally

Midlands Co-operative Society Ltd. v. Revenue and Customs Commissioners [2007] EWHC 1432 (Ch) 

“The Value Added Tax Act 1994 and its associated Regulations allowed the benefit of a claim under s 80 of the Act for overpaid output tax to be assigned.”

WLR Daily, 19th June 2007

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Revenue to take more litigious line over tax cases – The Times

Posted June 11th, 2007 in corporation tax, income tax, news, VAT by sally

“Revenue & Customs has officially declared war on tax cheats, telling individuals and businesses hoping for negotiated settlements that it would rather see them in court.”

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The Times, 11th June 2007

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Law Lords slam crime agency for freezing UMBS payments – The Independent

Posted May 29th, 2007 in fraud, news, proceeds of crime, VAT by sally

“The Serious Organised Crime Agency (Soca), the UK equivalent of the FBI, has been strongly criticised by Law Lords [sic] in the Court of Appeal for its “unlawful” action in freezing payments to a company that the organisation believed may have been involved in a VAT fraud.”

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The Independent, 27th May 2007

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