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30 October 2024
Autumn Budget 2024: VAT on Private School fees clarifications and questions
While some clarification has been provided on areas of uncertainty from the proposed draft legislation, questions…
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15 October 2024
Private School fees & VAT update
HMRC has published further guidance following its initial announcement that VAT would be applied to private school…
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18 September 2024
VAT on school fees
Socrates Socratous summarises the main technical considerations of the government’s formal policy announcement.…
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VAT and private schools
There has been a lot of speculation about the introduction of VAT on private school fees if the Labour Party is…
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11 January 2022
Hostel accommodation for the homeless – exempt or VATable? | Full case review
Organisations providing hostel accommodation should take note of the outcome from City YMCA London’s First Tier…
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31 August 2021
Temporarily reduced VAT rate ending 30 September 2021 - are you ready?
Temporarily reduced VAT rate ending 30 September 2021 - are you ready?…
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1 July 2021
VAT on theatrical production costs not linked to catering sales
The Court of Appeal has confirmed that production costs incurred by the Royal Opera House Covent Garden Foundation…
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4 June 2021
Grant funded education will still be treated as non-business activity
In a recent Business Brief, HMRC has confirmed that it will continue with its existing policy of treating grant funded…
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30 March 2021
VAT partial exemption methods and COVID-19
If your business or charity has a mix of taxable and exempt income…
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8 February 2021
Lessons learnt from the Colchester Institute Corporation case
The recent Upper Tier Tribunal (‘UT’) decision in the case of Colchester Institute Corporation (‘CIC’) could…
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15 December 2020
Webinar recording: Recent case law and VAT issues for the charity sector
In this webinar, VAT Partner Socrates Socratous shares the latest case law and VAT considerations for charities and not…
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19 November 2020
Recovery of input tax on financial and insurance services after Brexit
When the UK leaves the EU at the end of the transition period (31 December 2020), businesses supplying financial and…
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12 October 2020
Fiscal representation after Brexit
Check whether your UK business will require fiscal representation in the EU countries where you’re VAT registered…
Read more 20201012
Brexit: actions to help you prepare
We highlight the key VAT issues that will impact businesses trading between the EU and the UK, and the appropriate…
Read more 20200921
8 July 2020
Summer economic update 2020: Hospitality incentives
Summer economic update 2020: Hospitality incentives…
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18 June 2020
Welfare services outsourced to a charity by an LA are VAT exempt
In this article, we share the outcome of a recent YMCA case, which explains why welfare services outsourced and paid…
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No VAT or duty on imported medical supplies for Coronavirus
Ordinarily, the import of medical supplies would be liable to varying rates of duty as well as standard rate VAT, and…
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Optimising VAT to minimise the impact of COVID-19
Considering how VAT flows through your organisation can make a real difference to overall cashflow and help your…
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Academies – common tax pitfalls, risks and opportunities
In spite of their publicly funded position, academies are largely subject to the same tax requirements and issues as…
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8 July 2019
University of Cambridge VAT case – a costly blow for Charities
In a decision likely to substantially increase costs of many charitable organisations, the CJEU has ruled that the…
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An introduction to charity VAT - five things to take away
Take a look at the five main points from our recent charity VAT event…
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