Category: Scotts Film Management

EBT scheme’s defeat will protect £2.4m, says HMRC

A tax avoidance scheme that routed a film financing venture’s profits via Employee Benefit Trusts at the behest of the venture’s owner, an ex-accountant, has been blocked by a tribunal. Operated by John Dryburgh, a former partner with Deloitte & Touche, the scheme  involved extracting profits from a series of companies named… – Continue reading