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AAA Oriental Ltd v HMRC: FTT (Tax) upholds Sch 36 notice; statutory records are irrebuttably ‘reasonably required’; PAYE purpose validates notice despite corporation tax relevance (Condition D)

Published on: 05 February 2025

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AAA Oriental Ltd v HMRC [2025] UKFTT 69 (TC)

In March 2023, HMRC opened a compliance review of the company’s books and records for 7 March 2022 to 8 March 2023 to confirm it was meeting its duties as an employer. In October 2023, HMRC served a Schedule 36 taxpayer information notice. The material sought encompassed mileage logs, directors’ loan account details, invoices (including those for company credit card spending), a medical insurance policy, and fuel card statements. The company lodged an appeal. The tribunal’s first question concerned the company’s stance that paragraph 21 of Schedule 36 barred the notice. That provision prevents HMRC from issuing a notice to check a company’s corporation tax position where the company has already filed a tax return, unless one of Conditions A to E is satisfied as claimed...

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