The Commissioners for HM Revenue and Customs v John Hicks: [2020] UKUT 0012 (TCC)

Upper Tribunal Tax and Chancery decision of Mr Justice Morgan and Judge Brannan on 14 January 2020.

Read the full decision in The Commissioners for HM Revenue and Customs v John Hicks: [2020] UKUT 0012 (TCC).

INCOME TAX – discovery assessments – section 29 (1) TMA 1970 – whether a “discovery” – whether carelessness within section 29(4) – whether an officer could reasonably have been expected to be aware of the insufficiency of tax within section 29(5) – information made available under section 29(6).

Published 14 January 2020