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Venture Capital Schemes: risk-to-capital draft HMRC guidance

4 December 2017

HMRC have today published their draft guidance in relation to new the ‘Risk-to-capital’ condition, which is a ‘gateway test’ to be introduced for SEIS, EIS and VCT investments, as set out in the draft Finance Bill 2017-18 which was published on 1 December 2017.

Publication of information about tax reliefs that are state aids

14 August 2017

Information about businesses receiving state aid of more than €500,000 on or after 1 July 2016 can be found on a European Union (EU) website under EU transparency rules. The Finance Act 2016 permits the publication of certain information about businesses which are beneficiaries of state aid tax reliefs.

EIS and SEIS Statistics: April 2017

27 April 2017

HM Revenue & Customs has published its quarterly update of Enterprise Investment Scheme and Seed Enterprise Investment Scheme statistics.

SITR expansion, draft legislation issued

30 January 2017

The government has published the Finance Bill 2017 clauses for the proposed expansion of the Social Investment Tax Relief (SITR). This was trailed at the Autumn Statement in November, and our note of the proposals can be found here.

EIS and SEIS Statistics: October 2016

27 October 2016

HM Revenue & Customs has published its quarterly update of Enterprise Investment Scheme and Seed Enterprise Investment Scheme statistics.

HMRC taking a tougher line on advance assurance applications with missing information

30 June 2016

HMRC taking a tougher line on advance assurance applications with incomplete information

EIS and SEIS Statistics: April 2016

28 April 2016

HM Revenue & Customs has published its quarterly update of Enterprise Investment Scheme and Seed Enterprise Investment Scheme statistics.

EIS and SEIS Statistics: January 2016

1 February 2016

HM Revenue & Customs has published its quarterly statistics showing amounts raised under the EIS and SEIS, and they show increases in the investments being made.

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