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Latest Tax Practice Notes
Commercial development—VAT issuesThis Practice Note is about the VAT issues that arise in commercial developments. It first considers a...
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Direct tax treatment of damages and compensation payments
Direct tax treatment of damages and compensation paymentsWhere a dispute is brought to an end by a payment of damages or compensation, whether under a...
VAT treatment of parking facilities
VAT treatment of parking facilitiesThis Practice Note is about the VAT treatment of parking facilities.This Practice Note contains references to EU...
The double taxation treaty passport scheme (DTTP scheme)
The double taxation treaty passport scheme (DTTP scheme)The double taxation treaty passport scheme (DTTP scheme) enables a borrower to apply for and...
What is an intangible fixed asset?
What is an intangible fixed asset?Part 8 of the Corporation Tax Act 2009 (CTA 2009) is a specific corporation tax regime that applies exclusively to...
What are capital allowances and capital expenditure?
What are capital allowances and capital expenditure?What are capital allowances?Capital allowances are the means by which tax relief is given for some...
Commercial service charges—VAT implications
Commercial service charges—VAT implicationsThis Practice Note is about the VAT treatment of non-residential service charges. General positionService...
Amortisation of intangible fixed assets
Amortisation of intangible fixed assetsWhere a company acquires (or otherwise incurs capitalised expenditure upon) an intangible fixed asset that...
VAT treatment of damages and compensation payments
VAT treatment of damages and compensation paymentsA damages or compensation payment may attract VAT. This depends on exactly what the payment is for....
Taxation of gambling in the UK
Taxation of gambling in the UKCoronavirus (COVID-19): in light of the coronavirus crisis, HMRC has announced a change to the way returns for General...
VAT treatment of intermediaries, agents and disbursements
VAT treatment of intermediaries, agents and disbursementsFor VAT purposes, an intermediary is a person who makes arrangements for, or facilitates, a...
Tax—Finance Act 2022—progress through Parliament [Archived]
Tax—Finance Act 2022—progress through Parliament [Archived]ARCHIVED: This Practice Note has been archived and is not maintained.This Practice Note...
Taxation of UK LLPs
Taxation of UK LLPsA UK limited liability partnership (LLP) is a body corporate for company law purposes, but is generally taxed as though it were a...
Transfer pricing and private equity transactions
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What is a trade for tax purposes?
What is a trade for tax purposes?A company is subject to corporation tax on the profits of its trade or trades in accordance with the rules found in...
Taxation of trading profits—basis, receipts and deductions
Taxation of trading profits—basis, receipts and deductionsOnce a company has established that it has a trade (for which see Practice Note: What is a...
Partnerships and VAT
Partnerships and VATA general partnership is treated, for VAT purposes, as though it were a separate taxable person.This note is about:•the nature of...
Types of lending
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Ordinary share capital—what it means and why it matters for UK tax purposes
Ordinary share capital—what it means and why it matters for UK tax purposesThe concept of ordinary share capital is important for UK tax purposes....
Associated legal terms
Secondary buyout (SBO)
A common exit strategy. This type of buyout happens when an investment firm’s holding in a private company is sold to another investment firm. For example, one private equity firm might sell its stake in a private company to another private equity firm.
Supply of goods
VAT is charged on a supply of goods.
VAT representative
The commissioners may allow an overseas trader who does not have a presence in the UK to voluntarily appoint a VAT representative in order to secure compliance by such a trader; they may direct such a trader to appoint a VAT representative if, but only if, he is established in a third country which does not have mutual assistance arrangements with the UK.
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