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Sarsfield v Dixons Group plc and others

By: Language: English Series: Taxation ; 142(3684) 26 November 1998, 225-226(2)Publication details: 1998Subject(s): Summary: Dixons Group plc built a warehouse for storing goods which were sold in separate shops. The business of dealing with the stored goods in the warehouse was then passed to a subsidiary company. The Court of Appeal refused a claim for industrial buildings allowances on the grounds that the warehouse was ancillary to the purposes of the retail shops. The Company`s appeal to the Commissioners and High Court was allowed, and the Revenue therefore appealed to the Court of Appeal. Appeal allowed.

Dixons Group plc built a warehouse for storing goods which were sold in separate shops. The business of dealing with the stored goods in the warehouse was then passed to a subsidiary company. The Court of Appeal refused a claim for industrial buildings allowances on the grounds that the warehouse was ancillary to the purposes of the retail shops. The Company`s appeal to the Commissioners and High Court was allowed, and the Revenue therefore appealed to the Court of Appeal. Appeal allowed.