Hundreds of thousands of taxpayers could appeal child benefit tax charges

Hundreds of thousands of taxpayers could benefit from a new ruling concerning HM Revenue & Customs’ approach to the ‘fiendishly complex’ High Income Child Benefit Tax Charge, according to lawyers involved in a landmark case. This week the Upper Tribunal decided that HMRC cannot impose the HICBC via a ‘Discovery Assessment’ in circumstances where the person … Read more

Hundreds of thousands of taxpayers could appeal child benefit tax charges

Hundreds of thousands of taxpayers could benefit from a new ruling concerning HM Revenue & Customs’ approach to the ‘fiendishly complex’ High Income Child Benefit Tax Charge, according to lawyers involved in a landmark case. This week the Upper Tribunal decided that HMRC cannot impose the HICBC via a ‘Discovery Assessment’ in circumstances where the person … Read more