British Airways wins £5.8m tax dispute over cabin crew’s hotel stays

Upper Tribunal holds that Heathrow lodgings are deductible travel expense, rejecting HMRC’s taxable earnings classification

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British Airways has won a tax dispute with HM Revenue & Customs after proving that hotel accommodation provided to cabin crew at Heathrow Airport was a deductible travel expense, not a ta