NHS

Autumn Statement 2023: Announcements impacting the NHS

by Berthold Bauer on November 24, 2023

The Autumn Statement delivered a number of commitments to the sector, including raffirming previously agreed additional funding measures such as digitising the NHS Health Check, as well as additional funding into various NHS-impacting programmes

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Berthold BauerAutumn Statement 2023: Announcements impacting the NHS

HMRC announce further delay to the introduction of MTD for NHS Bodies

by Berthold Bauer on October 26, 2023

Welcome news as HM Revenue & Customs postpones the introduction of Making Tax Digital for VAT (‘MTD’) for NHS Bodies until April 2025

 

A recent announcement from HMRC has confirmed a delay to the introduction of MTD until at least April 2025 for bodies using the GIANT (Government Information and NHS Trusts) system to submit VAT returns.

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NHS bodies ‘Statement of Practice’ for Partial Exemption

by Berthold Bauer on October 26, 2023

HM Revenue & Customs announce changes to Partial Exemption submissions by NHS Bodies from 1 April 2024 – Is your Trust compliant?

On Monday 9th October 2023, HMRC issued a document titled, “Partial Exemption – NHS Statement of Practice” (SoP), which is applicable to all NHS bodies and in this article we outline the key points, main considerations and actions required in order to remain compliant.

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Spring Budget: VAT for the Healthcare and Medicine Sector

by Berthold Bauer on March 17, 2023

On Wednesday 15th March 2023, the Spring Budget was delivered by Jeremy Hunt, Chancellor of the Exchequer. The Budget covered a number of measures however, we have covered a couple of key VAT updates specific to the NHS and broader healthcare sector below.

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Making Tax Digital (MTD) – GIANT

by Berthold Bauer on July 26, 2021

HMRC have announced a further extension to the deferral period for users of the GIANT system (Government Information and NHS Trusts) to be required to join Making Tax Digital (MTD).

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COS headings update

by Berthold Bauer on March 1, 2021

HMRC have recently published updated guidance for some Contracted Out Service headings. Most of the changes are either minor clarifications or amendments to the heading titles. The current published guidance for all Contracted Out Services can be accessed here.

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New Contracted-Out-Services Headings

by Berthold Bauer on November 5, 2020

Whilst we eagerly await the outcome of the HM Treasury’s ‘VAT and the Public Sector: Reform to VAT Refund Rules’ paper and consultation, (in which a full-VAT refund model is to be explored) a new Treasury Directive has been released expanding the current Contracted-Out-Services (COS) direction

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