BIM38600 - Wholly & exclusively: tax cases referred to in the guidance

Alphabetical order by name of the party

The table below identifies the:

  1. point at issue,
  2. names of the parties,
  3. BIM reference, and
  4. Tax case reference

for each of the cases referred to in the guidance material on wholly and exclusively.


Point at issue

Names of the parties

BIM reference

Tax case reference

Cost of appeal to Special Commissioners/tribunal

Allen v Farquharson Bros & Co

BIM37840, BIM37850 

17TC59

Building society demutualisation

Alliance & Leicester plc v Hamer

BIM37680

SpC242

Compensation for loss of office

Bassett Enterprise Ltd v Petty

BIM38350

21TC730

Business entertaining

Bentleys, Stokes & Lowless v Beeson

BIM37050, BIM37065, BIM37070, BIM37400, BIM37610, BIM37630, BIM38210, BIM38250 

33TC491

Expenditure on a political pamphlet

Boarland v Kramat Pulai Ltd,

BIM37035

35TC1

Charitable giving

Bourne and Holingsworth Ltd v Ogden

BIM37510

13TC349

Attendance at overseas conference

Bowden v Russell & Russell

BIM37610, BIM37630 

42TC301

First look for specific statutory disallowance

British Insulated and Helsby Cables, Ltd. v Atherton

BIM37020, BIM38330 

10TC155

Profit related payments

British Sugar Manufacturers Ltd v Harris

BIM37830

21TC528

Subsistence

Caillebotte v Quinn

BIM37025, BIM37660, BIM37900, BIM37920 

50TC222

Cost of defending anti-trust action

Cattermole v Borax & Chemicals Ltd

BIM38525

31TC202

Loan at interest to secure supplies; repayable by discount on those supplies

Charles Marsden & Sons Ltd v CIR

BIM37760, BIM37790 

12TC217

Penalty for breach of wartime regulations

CIR v Alexander von Glehn & Co Ltd

BIM37965, BIM38520 

12TC232

Going out of business

CIR v Anglo Brewing Co Ltd

BIM38310, BIM38390 

12TC803

Changing company charter

CIR v Carron Company

BIM38275

45TC18

Redundancy costs

CIR v Cosmotron Manufacturing Ltd

BIM38315

70TC292

The legal approach to ICTA88/S74 (1)(a)

CIR v Dowdall O’Mahoney & Co Ltd

BIM37035

33TC259

Penalty for breach of wartime regulations

CIR v E C Warnes & Co Ltd

BIM38515, BIM38520 

12TC227

Loss by Scottish solicitor on loan of money

CIR v Hagart and Burn-Murdoch

BIM37030, BIM37770, BIM37775, BIM37780 

14TC433

Compensation for loss of office

CIR v Patrick Thomson Ltd

BIM38360

37TC145

Meeting former owner’s obligations

Cooke v Quick Shoe Repair Service

BIM38330

30TC460

Excessive remuneration

Copeman v William Flood & Sons, Ltd

BIM37715

24TC53

Director’s defalcations

Curtis v J & G Oldfield Ltd

BIM37810

9TC319

Payment to retiring director following a dispute

Deverell, Gibson & Hoare Ltd v Rees

BIM37717

25TC467

Whether payements to children were remuneration

Dollar & Dollar v Lyon

BIM37737

54TC459

Excessive remuneration

Earlspring Properties Ltd v Guest

BIM37740

67TC259

Circumstances where a court may set aside Commissioners’ determination

Edwards v Bairstow & Harrison

BIM37035, BIM37925, BIM37965, BIM38220, BIM38250, BIM38320 

36TC207

Attendance at overseas conference

Edwards v Warmsley Henshall & Co

BIM37615, BIM37925 

44TC431

Advances against non-specific supplies

English Crown Spelter v Baker

BIM37755, BIM37760 

5TC327

Sponsoring a relative’s (sporting) ambitions

Executive Network v O’Conner

BIM37970

SpC56

Dividends paid to directors

Eyres v Finnieston Engineering Co Ltd

BIM37705

7TC74

Libel costs

Fairrie v Hall

BIM37300, BIM38530 

28TC200

Payment of share of profits following sale of shares

Faulconbridge v Thomas Pinkney & Sons Ltd

BIM37730

33TC415

Flotation costs

Focus Dynamics plc v Turner

BIM38240

SpC182/99

Settling with disaffected director

G Scammell & Nephew Ltd v Rowles

BIM38535

22TC479

Guarantee of associated company’s debts

Garforth v Tankard Carpets Ltd

BIM37065, BIM38210, BIM38285, BIM38320 

53TC342

Compensation for loss of office

George J Smith & Co Ltd

BIM38380

45TC384

Redundancy on takeover

George Peters & Co Ltd v Smith

BIM38385

41TC264

Payment in lieu of notice

Godden v A Wilson’s Stores (Holdings) Ltd

BIM38390

40TC161

Defending civil action

Golder v Great Boulder Proprietary Gold Mines Ltd

BIM38540

33TC75

Contributions to an association to maintain prices

Guest Keen & Nettlefolds Ltd v Fowler

BIM37500

5TC511

Building society demutualisation

Halifax plc v Davidson

BIM37690

SpC239

Compromise settlement of action by former director

Hammond Engineering Co Ltd v CIR

BIM38550

50TC313

Argentine ‘substitute tax’

Harrods (Buenos Aires) Ltd. v Taylor-Gooby

BIM37055, BIM37060, BIM37300 

41TC450

Rent paid to partner

Heastie v Veitch & Co

BIM38110

18TC318

Payments to trust for employees to buy shares

Heather v P-E Consulting Group

BIM38275

48TC293

‘Civilian’ clothing

Hillyer v Leeke

BIM37025

51TC90

Travelling expenses

Horton v Young

BIM37620, BIM37630 

47TC60

Compensation for loss of office

James Snook & Co Ltd v Blasdale

BIM38340, BIM38380 

33TC244

Provision where liability not formally admitted

James Spencer & Co v CIR

BIM38555

32TC111

Solicitor guaranteeing client’s overdraft

Jennings v Barfield

BIM37770, BIM37775, BIM37780 

40TC365

Subscription to a trade association

Joseph Thompson & Sons Ltd v Chamberlain

BIM37065

40TC657

Tax avoidance

Kilmorie (Aldridge) Ltd v Dickinson

BIM38400

50TC1

Defending charge of professional misconduct

Knight v Parry

BIM37960

48TC580

Money injected into subsidiary as condition for sale and rescue

Lawson v Johnson Matthey plc

BIM37075, BIM37795 

65TC39

Subscription to trade association

Lochgelly Iron and Coal Co Ltd v Crawford

BIM37500

6TC267

Valuable shares issued at par to employees

Lowry v Consolidated African Selection trust Ltd

BIM37200

23TC259

Artistic director funding company as showcase

Lunt v Wellesly

BIM37785

27TC78

Partner’s removal expenses

MacKinley v Arthur Young McClelland Moores & Co

BIM38120, BIM38220 

62TC704

Ordinary ‘civilian’ clothing

Mallalieu v Drummond

BIM37055, BIM37900, BIM37910, BIM37925, BIM37930, BIM37965, BIM38220 

57TC330

Write-off of debt due from subsidiary

Maple Ltd v Fir

BIM37797

SpC

Funding overseas subsidiary

Marshall Richards Machine Co Ltd v Jewitt

BIM37790, BIM38210, BIM38250 

36TC511

Architect’s flat over office

Mason v Tyson

BIM37928, BIM37930, BIM38100 

53TC333

Disputing a charge of gross misconduct

McKnight v Sheppard

BIM37965, BIM38520 

71TC419

Domestic accommodation in public house consciously acquired for trade purposes only

McLaren v Mumford

BIM37930

69TC173

Costs of operating PAYE

Meredith v Roberts

BIM37060

44TC559

Compensation for loss of office

Mitchell v B W Noble Co Ltd

BIM37720, BIM37860, BIM38370, BIM38390 

11TC372

Anti nationalisation campaign

Morgan v Tate & Lyle Ltd

BIM37055, BIM37065, BIM37300, BIM37910, BIM38210, BIM38275 

35TC367

Asphalters guaranteeing exhibition in hope of work

Morley v Lawford

BIM37780

14TC229

Wife or civil partner’s wages

Moschi v Kelly

BIM37735

33TC442

Costs of private room to allow continuance of profession during course of medical treatment

Murgatroyd v Evans-Jackson

BIM37950

43TC581

Barrister, home to office travel

Newsom v Robertson

BIM37605, BIM37630, BIM37935 

33TC452

Medical costs to treat condition acquired during course of profession

Norman v Golder

BIM37025, BIM37940, BIM37950 

26TC293

Building society demutualisation

Northern Rock plc v Davidson

BIM37680

SpC241

Redundancy costs

O’Keefe v Southport Printers Ltd

BIM38320

58TC88

Write-off of debt due from subsidiary

Odhams Press Ltd v Cook

BIM37790, BIM38220, BIM38250 

23TC233

Compensation for loss of office

Overy v Ashford Dunn & Co Ltd

BIM37860, BIM38370 

17TC497

Loss on sale of property used as a temporary residence by employee

Owen & Gadsdon v Brock

BIM37725

32TC206

Factual assumptions which are insufficiently reliable

Owen v Southern Railway of Peru Ltd

BIM38395, BIM38555 

36TC602

Cost of surgery to repair damaged finger

Prince v Mapp

BIM37945

46TC169

Subsistence and accommodation

Prior v Saunders

BIM37665

66TC210

Tax avoidance

Ransom v Higgs

BIM38400

50TC1

Write-off of debt due from subsidiary

Redkite Ltd v HMIT

BIM37797

SpC

Temporary loans made by brewer

Reid’s Brewery Co Ltd v Male

BIM37753, BIM37770, BIM37775 

3TC279

For own trade or for subsidiary’s?

Robinson v Scott Bader Co. Ltd

BIM37065, BIM37070, BIM38250 

54TC757

Meaning of ‘for the purposes of the trade’

Rushden Heel Co Ltd v Keene

BIM37060, BIM37300 

30TC298

Premiums on director’s life insurance

Samuel Dracup & Sons Ltd v Dakin

BIM37745

37TC377

Calling at supplier during home to office journey

Sargent v Barnes

BIM37630, BIM37935 

52TC335,

Overseas travel to see related business

Sargent v Eayrs

BIM37625

48TC573

Interest on overdrawn capital account

Silk v Fletcher

BIM37680

SpC239/00

Interest on overdrawn capital account

Silk v Fletcher (no 2)

BIM37680

 

No differential use of hindsight

Simpson v Jones

BIM38560

44TC599

Compensation fund levies

Smith v Lion Brewery Co Ltd

BIM37055

5TC568

Accountancy fees allowed by concession

Smith’s Potato Estates v Bolland

BIM37020, BIM37060, BIM37065, BIM37075, BIM37840, BIM37850 

30TC267

Accountancy fees allowed by concession

Smith's Potato Crisps (1929), Ltd v Commissioners of Inland Revenue

BIM37850

30TC267

Defending partner against charge of conspiring to defraud

Spofforth & Prince v Golder

BIM37955, BIM38525 

26TC310

Excessive remuneration

Stott & Ingham v Trehearne

BIM37707

9TC69

Architect investing in clients to secure business

Stott v Hoddinott

BIM37765

7TC85

Compensation paid to injured customer

Strong & Co of Romsey v Woodifield

BIM37055, BIM37060, BIM37300, BIM37840, BIM37850, BIM37910, BIM37955, BIM38510, BIM38515, BIM38520, BIM38530 

5TC215

Write-off of debt due from subsidiary

Sycamore

BIM37797

SpC

Payments for mutual insurance

Thomas v Richard Evans & Co Ltd

BIM37500

11TC790

Rent paid to overseas landlord, profit related

Union Cold Storage Co Ltd v Adamson

BIM37820

16TC29

Fire insurance on properties owned by US company controlled by the UK company’s shareholders

Union Cold Storage v Jones

BIM37075, BIM37200 

8TC725

Licensed premises let at low rent in exchange for a ‘tie’

Usher’s Wiltshire Brewery Ltd v Bruce

BIM37200, BIM38330 

6TC399

Payment to terminate trade agreement

Vodafone Cellular & Others v Shaw

BIM38220

69TC376

Domestic accommodation in public house

Wildbore v Luker

BIM37600, BIM37930 

33TC46

Solicitors annual conference

Watkis v Ashford Sparkes & Harward

BIM37920, BIM37925 

58TC468

Payment to a director changing duties because of ill-health

Wilson v Nicholson Sons & Daniels Ltd

BIM37720

25TC473

Building society demutualisation

Woolwich plc v Davidson

BIM37680

SpC240