Lucy Webb
Member Since: 23rd Sep 2019
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Lucy is an ACA and CTA qualified tax writer, who writes about the latest trends in tax and accounting, including IR35 and Making Tax Digital.
Tax Writer
30th Nov 2023
WhatsApp messages used to challenge enquiry notice
Richard Monks saw some success at the first tier tribunal (FTT), using WhatsApp messages to prove that HMRC had delivered a notice of...
HMRC & policy
7th Nov 2023
Crime doesn’t pay for couple in section 317 appeal
Mohammed Butt and his wife, Mahfooz Begum, lost their appeal at the first tier tribunal (FTT) against section 317 notices issued by the...
HMRC & policy
30th Oct 2023
Ecclestone lawyer claimed £40m payments were gifts
Stephen Mullens worked as a lawyer and adviser to the Ecclestone family of Formula One fame. Between 1999/00 and 2012/13, Mullens received...
HMRC & policy
17th Oct 2023
Cancelled share options deemed taxable in full
The first tier tribunal (FTT) has found that a payment for the cancellation of a taxpayer’s stock options was taxable in full, and not...
HMRC & policy
4th Oct 2023
Taxpayer’s appeal took flight despite carelessness
Magic Carpets, which carried on a floor and wall covering business, adopted a scheme that – broadly – intended to ensure that loans made to...
HMRC & policy
28th Sep 2023
Army veteran left homeless after late appeal fails
Jason James served in the British Army for 22 years. When he left in 2015/16, he became self-employed and worked abroad. Specific details...
HMRC & policy
14th Apr 2023
Relief denied on loss as share dealing not a trade
Nicholas Henderson was a partner in a professional firm. Since 2006 he had, intermittently, bought and sold shares in a personal capacity,...
Personal tax
21st Mar 2023
Taxpayers didn’t bank on redress being taxable
In 2007, two shareholders, David Fox and Ian Barnett, took a loan from Barclays Bank to acquire a property to be used by their company,...
HMRC & policy
21st Feb 2023
HMRC not minded to grant counsellor tax refund
HMRC took a few years to come to a conclusion, but eventually it decided that a counsellor was not eligible for a refund of income tax...
Personal tax
31st Jan 2023
Tribunal takes shine off gold bullion tax scheme
A tax scheme involving gold bullion has been defeated at the first tier tribunal (FTT) [ TC08679 ]. While the outcome of the appeal is...
Business tax