Green v Revenue & Customs (INCOME TAX/CORPORATION TAX : Other) [2019] UKFTT 390 (TC) (17 June 2019)

Green v Revenue & Customs (INCOME TAX/CORPORATION TAX : Other) [2019] UKFTT 390 (TC) (17 June 2019)

s15 ITTOIA 2005 does not permit employment income of a diver to be treated as trading income of a partnership; the appellant was an employee of Subsea 7, not self-employed, and the income was not partnership income for tax purposes.

Citation
[2019] UKFTT 390
Parties
Appellant: David Green; Respondents: The Commissioners for Her Majesty’s Revenue & Customs
Jurisdiction
United Kingdom
Judgment Date
17 June 2019
Procedural Posture
Income Tax Appeal / First Tier Tribunal (tax Chamber) Substantive Decision
Outcome
Appeal dismissed
Legal Topics
Income Tax Treatment of Divers, Employment Vs Self Employment, Partnership Income Attribution, Interpretation of S15 ITTOIA 2005

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Parties

David Green

Appellant

The Commissioners for Her Majesty’s Revenue & Customs

Respondents

Procedural Posture

Income Tax Appeal / First Tier Tribunal (tax Chamber) Substantive Decision

  1. 1 Whether s15 ITTOIA 2005 allows employment income of a diver to be treated as trading income of a partnership
  2. 2 Whether the appellant was self-employed or an employee
  3. 3 Whether a partnership existed and could receive the income

Ratio Decidendi

s15 ITTOIA 2005 does not permit employment income of a diver to be treated as trading income of a partnership; the appellant was an employee of Subsea 7, not self-employed, and the income was not partnership income for tax purposes.

Court Disposition

Appeal dismissed

Orders

  • The closure notice for the tax year 2012/13 in the amount of £15,060.29 is upheld.