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
3rd Aug 2021
How to manage small business clients through MTD for VAT
The Making Tax Digital for VAT regime (MTD for VAT) has been in place for periods starting on or after 1 April 2019 for most businesses...
HMRC & policy
30th Jul 2021
Farmhouse renovations fail revenue and trading tests
Farming partnership, Elliot Balnakeil, claimed deductible expenses totalling £273,001 in its 2011/12 tax return. HMRC disallowed the...
Business tax
9th Jul 2021
HMRC fumbles penalty appeal
In his recent first tier tribunal appeal, Angel Rodriguez-Issa challenged HMRC’s decision that inaccuracies in his tax return were the...
Personal tax
29th Jun 2021
HMRC misled taxpayer into late filing
Oliver Hampel submitted his personal 2015/16 and 2016/17 tax returns more than six months late, on 30 October 2017 and 29 August 2018...
Personal tax
22nd Jun 2021
Scaffolder’s expense claim has no support
In June 2017, Storey filed tax returns for years 2014/15 to 2016/17, reporting his employment income as a scaffolder and claiming...
Personal tax
1st Jun 2021
Contractor’s indecision leads to self-employment
City & General Direct (UK) Limited (C&G) is a broker that provides niche bespoke insurance products to the market. As C&G did...
Personal tax
28th May 2021
Contractor loan scheme notifiable is walkover for HMRC
HMRC successfully applied to the first tier tribunal for an order that a contractor loan scheme, of which White Collar Financial Limited (‘...
HMRC & policy
25th May 2021
Reliance on financial adviser was reasonable excuse
The FTT had two issues to consider: whether Gibson had a reasonable excuse for failing to notify a claim for protection before 6 April 2009...
Financial reporting
7th May 2021
Follower notices upheld against ‘confused’ taxpayer
Bentley claimed that he was confused by the follower notices and accelerated payment notices but also admitted that he had not read them in...
HMRC & policy
22nd Apr 2021
Can a company car be made available when on SORN?
Tim Norton Motor Services Ltd (TNMS) runs a Ford car dealership, which listed Timothy Norton and his wife as directors at the time of the...
Business tax