HMRC says you were UK-resident in a year you lived abroad. Since 2013, residence is a mechanical statutory test, so these are evidence appeals won on day counts, homes and ties, with the burden on you. How the Statutory Residence Test works and how to challenge an assessment.
Your enquiry ended in a closure notice giving one terse reason for cutting your claim. Beat that reason and you win, surely? Tower MCashback is the Supreme Court case that says otherwise—and explains exactly what your appeal is, and isn't, about.
You missed a tribunal deadline and now face strike-out, or you need relief from sanctions. Someone mentioned a case called Denton. It is not even a tax case—but it shapes how the tribunal decides whether to forgive your slip. Here is what it means for you.
HMRC has assessed VAT it thinks you owe—often after a control visit or mark-up exercise—and the number looks too high. How a best-judgment assessment works, whether it is in time, why attacking HMRC's method rarely wins, and the pay-or-deposit rule that can block your appeal.
HMRC amended your partnership return and your tax bill went up—but you're told you can't appeal yourself. Here's why partnership disputes are fought once, by the nominated partner, and bind everyone: the s.12AC enquiry, the s.28B closure, profit-allocation rows, and partnership penalties.
Sold a home and HMRC has reduced or refused private residence relief? A plain-English guide to how PRR really works, the five flashpoints HMRC uses to restrict it, what changed in April 2020, and how to appeal an assessment or closure notice.
HMRC says you're an employee; you say you're in business on your own account. Hall v Lorimer is the 1993 case that decides status by standing back and painting a picture from the detail—not by ticking a checklist.
You missed the deadline to appeal an HMRC decision—can the tribunal still let you in? Data Select v HMRC sets out the five questions a tribunal asks before extending time, the foundation of the test the First-tier Tribunal applies today.
HMRC says you owe tax on your bank interest or dividends—often for years you never had to think about. A plain-English guide to why this is happening, the date-sensitive allowances HMRC and taxpayers keep getting wrong, and how to challenge a P800, a Simple Assessment or an ISA ruling.
HMRC has reduced or refused your capital allowances claim—usually because it says the asset isn't 'plant'. A plain-English guide for sole traders and company directors: the plant test, the rates (the main rate was cut to 14% from April 2026), the fixtures trap, and how to appeal.
HMRC has refused, capped or clawed back the input VAT you reclaimed—or says your purchases were 'connected to fraud'. A plain-English guide for VAT-registered businesses: why reclaiming VAT is a conditional right, the invalid-invoice trap, blocked items, and how to appeal.
An unexpected HMRC pension tax charge has landed—an annual allowance charge, an unauthorised payments charge, an old lifetime allowance charge, or refused contribution relief. A plain-English guide: how each charge works, who is assessed, and the real grounds of challenge.