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- 19 May 2012 : Reminder for charities and CASCs to use the correct Gift Aid form
A reminder to charities and Community Amateur Sports Clubs (CASC) from HMRC to use form R68(i) to claim tax repayments on Gift Aid donations. More information on this from HMRC [More...]
- 16 May 2012 : Processing times for Powers of Attorney
Further update from Office of the Public (Scotland) on processing times for powers of attorney. The update can be found here.
- 12 May 2012 : Two important tax decisions
Cameron & Ors v Revenue & Customs [2012] EWHC 1174 (Admin) A taxpayer is entitled to rely upon a statement made in a formal HMRC publication unless and until the statement [More...]
- 8 May 2012 : Edward Gardner Fox and others v (1) The Scottish Ministers and (2) Glasgow City Council, 27 March 2012 – withdrawing a compulsory purchase order
Inner House case concerning a compulsory purchase order (CPO) made in relation to property on Argyle Street/Robertson Street in Glasgow. The owners of the properties which were subject to the [More...]
- 8 May 2012 : PCE Investors Ltd v Cancer Research UK, 4 April 2012 – payment of rent prior to exercise of break option
English High Court case concerning a break option contained in a sublease between Cancer Research (the landlord) and PCE (the tenant). PCE sought to exercise the break option which was [More...]
- 7 May 2012 : T Healy v HMRC [2012] UKFTT 246 (TC) – an actor’s professional expenses
This case concerend an actor working away from home and whether his accommodation, subsistence and travel expenses were "wholly and exclusively" incurred for the purpose of his profession. Healy who is based in Cheshire [More...]