Geoff Jones
of Arctic Systems has won his landmark Section 660A appeal. The case, supported
by the Professional Contractors Group (PCG), was heard in the Vice
Chancellor's court, by the Chancellor of the High Court, Sir Andrew Morritt, with
Lord Justices Keene and Carnwath
in November.
Welcoming the judgment, PCG chairman Simon Juden, said,
嚙確his is the best Christmas present for the UK嚙編 small family businesses. It
means proper recognition for the hundreds of thousands of people who choose to
run their own businesses, share the burdens and the hard work with their
partners, and rightly expect to share the profits of their efforts.嚙
Jones, who was at the Royal Courts of Justice with his wife
Diana, said, 嚙確his is the end of three years of uncertainty for us 嚙 at one
point we thought we嚙範 lose our home. It嚙編 been extremely stressful and we嚙緞e
been made to feel like criminals, just for running our own business. What嚙編
more, by organising our affairs in this way, we were simply following
government advice and that of our accountants.嚙
Dr Juden
said, 嚙磕e hope that the Government will scrap the uncertainty,
unfairness and inconsistency of legislation like this, which meant that the
goalposts suddenly moved for thousands of small businesses. We hope this marks
the beginning of a fairer approach to tax on small businesses.
嚙瞑CG will continue to
campaign for clarity, consistency and common sense in regulation and
legislation. We嚙範 like to thank all of those who generously supported this case - James Kessler QC, PCG
members, Berg Kaprow Lewis, the Federation of Small Businesses, JSA and members
of the public.嚙
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