BLUECREST APPEAL ON SALARIED MEMBERS LLP TAXATION

The First-tier Tax Tribunal has given judgment in the case of BlueCrest Capital Management (UK) LLP [TC/2019/09328].  Amanda Hardy QC and Oliver Marre represented the appellant taxpayer hedge fund.

This is the first case on the “salaried members rules” relating to the treatment of partners in Limited Liability Partnerships and the first judicial analysis of the statutory conditions found in sections 863A-863G of ITTOIA 2005.  It is also the first judicial consideration of the term “significant influence” in the context of tax legislation.  The case will have wide-ranging implications for the taxation of the asset management industry and other limited liability partnerships, including solicitors’ firms and accountants.

The Tribunal (Judge Popplewell) agreed with the Appellant in respect of the scope and construction of the term “significant influence” in statutory Condition B and, as a result, found that BlueCrest had successfully demonstrated that the vast majority of the portfolio managers had significant influence over the affairs of the LLP.

The decision can be found by clicking here.