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10/05/2016
BoI Loses £27m Tax Avoidance Case
The Bank of Ireland (BoI) has lost a £27 million tax avoidance case after attempting to exploit a loophole that did not exist.
HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) challenged the attempt to avoid Corporation Tax by the BoI through a subsidiary, the former building society Bristol and West, and the Court of Appeal has ruled HMRC was correct.
Another £5.9m is at stake in a follower case while the other five users of the scheme conceded before the legal action began, paying £215m in tax.
The avoidance scheme sought to exploit the move from one piece of legislation to another. Contracts were moved from BoI subsidiary under the old legislation but were received by a second subsidiary under the new legislation.
All parties agreed the transfer of the contracts was done solely to avoid tax, however they argued the scheme worked because the move from one piece of legislation to the other created a loophole.
HMRC's Director General of Business Tax, Jim Harra, said: "This was a cynical attempt to exploit a non-existent loophole to avoid paying tax. It has failed.
"We will continue to investigate and pursue those who try to avoid paying their fair share on behalf of the majority who play by the rules, and pay the tax they owe."
(CD/LM)
HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) challenged the attempt to avoid Corporation Tax by the BoI through a subsidiary, the former building society Bristol and West, and the Court of Appeal has ruled HMRC was correct.
Another £5.9m is at stake in a follower case while the other five users of the scheme conceded before the legal action began, paying £215m in tax.
The avoidance scheme sought to exploit the move from one piece of legislation to another. Contracts were moved from BoI subsidiary under the old legislation but were received by a second subsidiary under the new legislation.
All parties agreed the transfer of the contracts was done solely to avoid tax, however they argued the scheme worked because the move from one piece of legislation to the other created a loophole.
HMRC's Director General of Business Tax, Jim Harra, said: "This was a cynical attempt to exploit a non-existent loophole to avoid paying tax. It has failed.
"We will continue to investigate and pursue those who try to avoid paying their fair share on behalf of the majority who play by the rules, and pay the tax they owe."
(CD/LM)
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