Morrisons Loses £17m Court Battle over Rotisserie Chicken

Morrisons faces £17m tax bill from HMRC after losing rotisserie chicken court case

Morrisons is preparing to be slapped with a £17million tax bill by HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) after losing a court battle over the charging of VAT on rotisserie chicken

Morrisons loses £17m court battle over rotisserie chicken

Morrisons faces £17m tax bill after losing legal bid over rotisserie chickens

Morrisons faces a £17 million tax bill after losing a legal challenge over whether VAT should be charged on its rotisserie chickens. The first tier tribunal ruled that whole cooked chickens sold by the supermarket chain should be subject to the standard 20% VAT rate applied to hot food. The legal challenge came after former chancellor George Osborne’s introduction of the so-called “pasty tax” in 2012, which clarified the VAT treatment of hot bak…

Fowl play: Morrisons loses £17m VAT battle over rotisserie chickens

Supermarket giant Morrisons faces a £17m tax bill after the First-Tier Tax Tribunal threw out its dispute over VAT on cool-down rotisserie chickens. The dispute arose from George Osborne’s controversial 2012 Finance Act changes that sought to clarify the VAT treatment of hot takeaway food, famously known as the “pasty tax” debacle. Morrisons tried to insist the purpose of heating their chickens was to sell them as “freshly cooked,” not “hot take…

Morrisons loses £17m tax dispute over rotisserie chickens

Morrisons has lost a VAT battle following a court ruling that its rotisserie chickens were hot food. The grocery giant, which recently set out ambitious net-zero targets, has been hit with a £17m bill after losing a 13-year court fight against HMRC to stop VAT from being charged on its rotisserie chickens. The UK high court ruled that whole cooked cool-down chickens should be subject to the standard 20% VAT rate for hot food. The battle originat…

Roasted! Morrisons Loses £17m VAT Battle Over Rotisserie Chickens

Morrisons faces a £17m tax bill after losing a lengthy court battle against HMRC over the charging of value added tax (VAT) on rotisserie chicken. The high court has ruled that whole cooked cool-down chickens should be subject to the (more…) The post Roasted! Morrisons Loses £17m VAT Battle Over Rotisserie Chickens appeared first on KamCity.