(1) SCOTTISHPOWER (SCPL) LIMITED (2) SCOTTISHPOWER RENEWABLES (UK) LIMITED (3) SCOTTISHPOWER (DCL) LIMITED (4) SCOTTISHPOWER ENERGY RETAIL LIMITED v THE COMMISSIONERS FOR HIS MAJESTY’S REVENUE AND CUSTOMS

Upper Tribunal Tax and Chancery decision of Mr Justice Miles and Upper Tribunal Judge Swami Raghavan on 05 September 2023

Read full decision in Scottish Power Ltd and others v HMRC final decision

CORPORATION TAX – whether FTT erred in finding payments pursuant to settlement agreements with regulators were non-deductible – no – taxpayers’ appeals dismissed. Whether FTT erred in treating an element of payment which it consider deductible when that payment was part of a package of payments having a penal character – yes – HMRC’s appeal allowed

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Published 5 September 2023