Anne is a barrister who sits as a judge of the Upper Tribunal (Tax and Chancery Chamber) and the First-tier Tax Tribunal. The commentary in this guidance note is her personal view as she is not authorised to write on behalf of the Tribunals Service or the judiciary.
This guidance note is only a summary and does not cover all situations. You may need to take further advice in relation to any particular appeal position. If the appeal is against a decision by Revenue Scotland, the procedure may not be the same as that set out here. You are advised to take specialist advice.
Before you read this note, you should read the Appealing an HMRC decision 鈥� outline guidance note.
The approach you have to take is slightly different for direct taxes and VAT, as explained below. See also the Flowchart 鈥� appeal process at a glance 鈥� direct taxes and Flowchart 鈥� appeal process at a glance 鈥� VAT which visually summarise the process.
Once HMRC has made an appealable
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Special rate pool and long life assetsSpecial rate poolExpenditure on some types of plant or machinery must, if neither annual investment allowance (AIA) nor first year allowances (FYAs) are available, be allocated to a 鈥榮pecial rate pool鈥�. Expenditure to be allocated to the special rate pool
Repairs and renewalsThe key consideration in determining whether expenditure on repairs and renewals is allowable as a deduction for tax purposes is whether it is capital or revenue in nature. In some cases, it can be relatively straightforward to identify revenue repairs. HMRC provides the