Does the general anti-abuse rule deserve criticism?
Picking a way through the case of Daniel v HMRC
HMRC do not seem interested in a potential five-figure inheritance tax liability. PETER VAINES wonders why
There has been much theoretical debate over FRS 5, Application Note G (ANG) and the subsequent issue of UITF Abstract 40. I prefer to focus on practical accounting and common sense. This is best illustrated by an example.
I think that 1 April has come early. I read in the Daily Telegraph that in Holland, a bank robber has been allowed to claim a deduction of £1400 for the cost of the gun he used in an armed robbery in which he stole £4700.
The Court reduced the amount of restitution he had to pay by the cost of the gun on what was said to be “sound legal precedents”.
Peter Vaines
Haarmann Hemmelrath