Companies appeal decision on materials to landfill tax

28th February 2020


Two waste management companies, Devon Waste Management Ltd and Biffa Waste Services Ltd, appealed against First-tier Tribunal decisions upholding HMRC's assessments of certain waste material to landfill tax.

Legislative changes were made to the landfill tax regime from September 2009, meaning certain activities that were not previously caught were treated as taxable disposals under the Finance Act 1996.

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