The First Tier Tribunal has decided that value added tax was due on crowdfunding payments at the time the main company issued single purpose face value tenders/ vouchers to the financial backers involved in the arrangement.
The First Tier Tribunal has dismissed a taxpayer’s appeals against HMRCʼs decision to require security for liabilities in relation to VAT, PAYE and NICs. The Tribunal found that HMRCʼs decisions to require the security in relation to the tax outstanding … Continue reading
The First Tier Tribunal has allowed a taxpayerʼs appeal against HMRC’s late filing penalties. The Tribunal found that the tax returns were issued to collect tax already calculated and ‘assessed’ by the tax payer’s P800s and were not for the … Continue reading
The First Tier Tribunal has allowed a taxpayer’s appeal against HMRC’s discovery assessments. The Tribunal discovered that HMRC had made a discovery in relation to the taxpayer’s use of a tax avoidance scheme, as there was no insufficiency of disclosure … Continue reading
Aquil Ahmed, an accountant, and Victor Shearer, director of a development company have been jailed for different forms of tax fraud involving VAT, PAYE and income tax totalling to £6.9 million. They have been ordered to pay back more than … Continue reading
Billa Dhand, 56, of Southall in London has been sentenced for seven years for VAT fraud of £153,000. Mr. Dhand was the director of Dysan Fresh Ltd and supplied fruit and vegetables to be processed for the UK’s large supermarket … Continue reading
Three tax fraudsters including a father and son have been jailed for 10 years for fraudulently claiming VAT on building new houses that never existed. Jamie Colwell, 51, Brian Colwell, 74 and Briony James, 45 fraudulently claimed to have spent … Continue reading
Russell Goodenough, 48 of Aberdeenshire has been jailed for 18 months for VAT fraud. Mr. Goodenough imported large quantities of scrap metal to the UK and sold to his customers with VAT but decided to pocket the £205,000 VAT charged … Continue reading
David Price, 68 of Derby, and a bookkeeper who lied about being a qualified accountant and stole £143,957 through cleverly planned tax fraud has been jailed. Mr. Price was having an extra marital affair with a lady in Canada and … Continue reading
Churchill Tax will be hosting another free tax seminar on Friday 23rd February 2018 at Double Tree Hilton, Holborn, London. The seminar will start at 6pm and finish at around 7:45pm. The following topics will be covered by our speakers: 1- 2017 … Continue reading