Redmount Trust Company Ltd v HMRC

Citation:

[2021] UKFTT 0443 (TC)

Judgment Date:

24 November 2021

STAMP DUTY LAND TAX – sub-sale relief – s45(3) FA2003

– retrospective amendment to s45(1A) by s 194 FA 2013 – whether the scheme effective pre-amendment for the original contract to be disregarded to render the return ‘voluntary’ – whether valid enquiry opened – whether the closure notice invalid consequent on a return being ‘voluntary’ – whether closure notice in any event subject to a four-year time limit – s 75A FA 2003 anti-avoidance provisions – whether discovery assessment valid and within the time limit