In this month’s roundup of VAT cases, Graham Elliott examines decisions in Quality Convenience Store and zero VAT rating in Northchurch Homes

Two trustees have lost a case in the First Tier Tribunal over a dispute about whether a claim for business property relief was allowable after HMRC ruled it out

The Court of Appeal has ruled against Ingenious Games over attempts to have some of a 2019 appeal ruling overturned

Five-a-side football league organiser Netbusters has won a case at the Upper Tribunal over whether payment of £633,146 in VAT was due for pitch hire

A taxpayer has had his case thrown out at tribunal after disputing the personal liability for a £63,337.40 bill for national insurance contributions

In the latest IR35 case, Sky Sports presenter Alan Parry faces a £356,420 tax bill after judge rules that his working arrangements were equivalent to employment contract

In this month’s roundup of VAT developments, Graham Elliott examines the insurance intermediation ruling in Staysure and TOGC and property development in Haymarket Media Group

An umbrella company has lost a multimillion pound tax dispute with HMRC over whether contract construction workers were entitled to claim travel costs tax-free

McDonald’s has come to a €1.25bn (£1.07bn) settlement in court in France to settle a long-standing tax dispute over royalties which were siphoned through Luxembourg to avoid tax

ITV and the London Stock Exchange have lost a multimillion pound case at the EU General Court relating to the use of state aid and controlled foreign company (CFC) rules

In this month’s VAT updates, Graham Elliott considers VAT grouping criteria in HSBC ruling, multiple claims under DIY Housebuilder Scheme and treatment of financial services

Fashion distributor Whispering Smith has lost part of its appeal against follower notices issued by HMRC in connection with an equity deferral plan