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Off-payroll working in the public sector: a shift in responsibility

Public authorities engaging workers through intermediaries may soon become responsible for deducting tax and NICs from payments made to those intermediaries. Employers' NICs may also be payable.
07 March 2017

Press release

Burges Salmon advises Virgin Active on sale of 16 Clubs to David Lloyd Leisure

A cross-firm team of Burges Salmon experts advised on the sale, expected to complete in Q2 2017.  
13 February 2017

Important FTT decision on fixed establishments and the place of supply for VAT

In Multimedia Computing Limited and Deed Poll Services Limited v HMRC, the FTT has found that a Jersey company made supplies within the UK using its sister company as a fixed establishment.
18 January 2017

Press release

Burges Salmon advises Piper and management on exit to Lion Capital in £137m transaction

Burges Salmon advises Piper PE LLP and management on the acquisition of Loungers by Lion Capital of Piper’s stake and a portion of the founders’ stake.
21 December 2016

James Thornton v HMRC: distinction between income and capital receipts for lease surrenders

The First Tier Tribunal finds that settlement monies paid by a tenant to exit a lease are capital receipts for repairing damage to property and not income payments for loss of rent.
20 December 2016

Upper Tribunal decision on the right of VAT Group members to claim refunds

The Upper Tribunal ("UT”) has held that representative members of VAT Groups have the right to reclaim overpaid VAT for supplies made by companies that have left the group.
23 November 2016

Sarah Baylis v HMRC – taxing employees for benefits in kind

The First Tier Tribunal (FTT) has found that employers do not have discretion over which of their employees are taxed for benefits in kind.
22 November 2016

Update for residential landlords

Changes from April 2017 will mean that income tax relief is to be restricted to the basic rate of tax on borrowing costs for the owners of let residential property.
14 November 2016

Extra SDLT on second homes

From 1 April 2016 an additional 3% premium on top of the existing SDLT rates is payable by buyers of a second residential property.
14 November 2016

Press release

Burges Salmon advises Bluefield on £217m solar portfolio refinancing

Burges Salmon has advised investment company Bluefield Solar Income Fund on the £217 million refinancing of a portfolio of solar parks onto a long-term whole-business style debt platform.
29 September 2016

HMRC ordered to suspend penalty for inaccuracy in tax return

In Eric Eastman v HMRC [2016] the First Tier Tribunal ruled that HMRC was unreasonable to refuse to suspend a penalty for a careless inaccuracy in a taxpayer's self-assessment return.
29 September 2016

Rebecca Stayton v HMRC: when can you trade in property without an intention to do so?

The First Tier Tribunal has held that it is possible to acquire and sell a property as part of a taxpayer’s trade, without that taxpayer having an intention to trade.
16 September 2016

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