Kwik - Fit Group Limited, Stapleton's (Tyre Services) Limited and Others v The Commissioners for HM Revenue and Customs [2022] UKUT 00314 (TCC)

Upper Tribunal Tax and Chancery decision of Judge Swami Raghavan and Judge Rupert Jones on 25 November 2022

Read full decision in Kwik-fit Group Limited and others v HMRC final decision

CORPORATION TAX – loan relationships- unallowable purpose test – intra-group restructuring of debt – whether FTT erred in holding utilisation of “trapped” losses (Non-Trade Relationship Deficits) in intermediate holding company was “tax advantage” – no - whether FTT erred in finding tax avoidance purpose – no – FTT’s attribution of debits to unallowable purpose upheld – appellants’ and HMRC’s appeal dismissed – FTT Decision upheld

Published 29 November 2022