Following the decision of the First-tier Tribunal in two cases which involved the use of tax avoidance schemes and disguised remuneration arrangements to avoid tax and National Insurance, HMRC have published a spotlight which draws attention to why these arrangements do not work. In each case HMRC were successful. The Tribunal found that the disguised remuneration arrangements that were being promoted were notifiable under the Disclosure of Tax Avoidance Schemes (DOTAS) legislation. 

The spotlight (Spotlight 52) is available on the Gov.UK website at www.gov.uk/guidance/disclousure-of-tax-avoidance-schemes-tax-avoidance-using-offshore-trusts-spotlight-52.

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