Specialist Tax Regulatory Materials
HMRC has published Agent Update issue 85 (June 2021) providing a round-up of recent developments for tax agents and advisers.
Jurisdiction(s): England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales
Loans provided to employeesEmployers sometimes provide their employees with loans, sometimes charging interest and often not, either as part of the reward package or to help the individual meet significant expenditure. For example, it is common to provide loans for the purchase of annual travel
Trade or hobbyInteraction of hobby farming rules and commercialityFarming has its own set of 鈥榟obby farming rules鈥�, which historically have stated that a profit must be made every six years. This is known as 鈥榯he five-year rule鈥�, in that there can be five years of losses but there must be a profit
Corporate interest restriction 鈥� administrative aspectsThe corporate interest restriction (CIR) regime has some specific administrative rules in addition to the general administrative requirements for corporation tax returns. This guidance note does not include commentary on provisions that are
