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TAXline: January 2020

In this issue, Frank Haskew reviews 2019, including Brexit and off-payroll working, Kate Upcraft explains the challenges in preparing payroll for the 2020/21 tax year, Caroline Miskin reflects on the transition to Making Tax Digital for VAT and Sue Moore reviews Slevin’s Guide to Entrepreneurs’ Relief.

Cover story: Exploring the tax treatment of the main home upon divorce
Sofia Thomas explains the tax treatment of the main home on divorce or separation.

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Looking ahead at PAYE 2020
Kate Upcraft explains the challenges in preparing payroll for the 2020/21 tax year.

The Hardman Lecture 2019
Frank Haskew, head of the ICAEW Tax Faculty, reports on the Hardman Lecture 2019.

Where are we now with Making Tax Digital for VAT?
Caroline Miskin reflects on the transition to Making Tax Digital for VAT – has IT been a success?

Exploring VAT liability of property income
Neil Warren considers the liability of common sources of land income.

Book review: Slevin’s Guide to Entrepreneurs’ Relief
Sue Moore reviews Slevin’s Guide to Entrepreneurs’ Relief, issue 11, by Kevin Slevin – a taxation specialist.

Looking back at 2019 
Frank Haskew reviews 2019, including Brexit, Making Tax Digital, off-payroll working and HMRC’s resource issue.

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In this issue, Caroline Miskin reflects on the transition to MTD for VAT and Sue Moore reviews Slevin’s Guide to Entrepreneurs’ Relief.

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  Practical points Topic
001 Civil partnerships extended to opposite-sex couples
Personal taxes
002 Loan found not to be ‘in connection with’ pension
Personal taxes
003 Capital allowances: hydroelectric scheme
Business taxes
004  Political donations Business taxes
005 New SBA guidance added to HMRC Manual
Business taxes
006 Payroll weeks 53, 54 and 56 – tax underpayments 
Payroll and employers
007 Personal Service Companies
Off-payroll working and IR35
008 Court of Appeal finds period of ownership for PRR purposes starts from completion
Personal taxes
009 FTT allows agricultural relief and business relief claims for farmer
Personal taxes
010  Exit charge on migration of trust
Personal taxes
011 Subsidiary is not a fixed establishment of its parent
VAT and duties
012 Penalties: reduction for quality of disclosure restricted for older VAT errors
VAT and duties
013 Appeal concerning mini umbrella companies expedited
VAT and duties
014 Unitel: exports to fraudster were still exports
VAT and duties
015 FTT confirms that an economic activity does not require a profit motive
VAT and duties
016 EC proposes to extend UK input tax restriction on private use of leased cars 
VAT and duties
017 VAT groups 
VAT and duties
018  Missing traders
VAT and duties
019 Automation of tax notices

Tax administration

020 Why does HMRC require self assessment returns?
Tax administration
021 Allocation of payments and penalties 
Tax administration
022 OECD Updates guidance on country-by-country reporting International taxes
023 OECD Secretariat Consultation on global anti-base erosion proposal
International taxes

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