Here in Ireland, the controversy over VAT is largely contained to thehospitality sector. While it had enjoyed a lower rate of 9 per cent in the aftermath of the Covid-19 pandemic, this returned to 13.5 per cent in September 2023. Now the restaurant industry says that the h...
As of January 1, 2021 the EU-UK Brexit Withdrawal Agreement is now in effect. The UK consists of England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, however, for customs purposes Northern Ireland will continue to follow EU customs rules. UK tax authorities, HMRC (Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs...
If your company is in Northern Ireland and provides services to counterparties in the EU, or if you trade in goods from locations in Great Britain (England, Scotland, and Wales) and Northern Ireland, enable and use theCompany tax registration in customer invoicesfeature. ...
These Regulations establish, in England and Northern Ireland, a Deposit Return Scheme (DRS) for drinks containers, for the purposes of increasing the recycling of materials, reducing littering, and promoting a circular economy. Under the DRS, a person who is supplied with a drink in a container...
Since I have formerly interacted with the world in the normal way, many beliefs I hold about the state of this world will survive envatment. For example, it will remain true that London is the capital of England, that Great Britain is a small island off the Continent, that cats are ...
Successfully obtained production of documents and depositions in contested Section 1782 discovery applications in aid of foreign bankruptcy proceedings in England and the Netherlands on behalf of Refinería de Cartagena, S.A.S. in the Southern District of New York, the District of Massachusetts, and...
If you’re receiving letters or parcels in France from outside the EU – which, of course, now includes the UK post-Brexit – you might find that you are liable to pay customs duties or VAT. Here’s what you need to know.
Uber Britannia, the UK subsidiary of Uber Technologies, won a VAT dispute at the England and Wales High Court on Friday, July 28. The case was againstSefton Metropolitan Borough Council, which licenses Uber to operate in the area, and a group of private hire taxi ...
Q1 2023 Investors bought 302t of gold bars and coins in Q1, 14% above the five-year average and equal to US$18.4bn in value. Strong gold prices – which reached record levels in some markets – encouraged some momentum buying. Demand was further fuelled by persistent high inflation, geop...
Private schools in England are seeking to attract more overseas students as they prepare for the prospect of Labour imposing a sales tax on their fees if it wins the next general election. The drive is one of a number of ways independent school leaders are looking to shore up their finances...