Following EU Tribunal Cases (VAT being a European Tax and largely unaffected by Brexit); HMRC have changed their stance on many forms of compensation payment – and with particular regard to the Construction Industry – how Liquidated Damages are treated.
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For a number of years HM Treasury have been considering potential reforms to the Contracted-Out-Services – numbered 1 through to 76 – which you will be familiar with from our reports. As a quick recap these rules [Section 41 VATA94] are the mechanism with which NHS and Government Departments (GD) reclaims VAT on certain outsourced services.
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HMRC announced on Friday that the period for which relevant medical supplies, equipment and protective garments brought into the UK free of import duty and VAT has been extended for three months.
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HMRC have updated their guidance today to confirm that all businesses, regardless of annual turnover, will be required to register for Making Tax Digital as of 1st April 2022. This will extend to any businesses which have registered voluntarily for VAT.
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Another bit of good news for the NHS – the Court of Appeal has recently supported the Upper Tribunal’s previous decision that lease cars provided under a salary sacrifice are not a supply for VAT purposes (as a result of the ‘de-supply’ order – “Value Added Tax (Treatment of Transactions) Order 1992 SI 1992/630”).
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The Chancellor has today announced that the Hospitality and Tourism sectors will benefit from a substantial reduction of the standard rate of VAT from 20% to 5% for a period of six months (Wednesday 15 July 2020 through to Tuesday 12 January 2021).
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How will traders be affected by the announcement that a new rate of 5% VAT is to be applied to the hospitality industry on Wednesday the 15 July 2020?
READ MORE Following Germany’s decision to reduce VAT from 19% to 16% in order to boost consumer spending and Rishi Sunak’s contemplation of a similar action here in the UK, what are the chances and the pundit’s opinions?
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HMRC announced this week a few further VAT/ import duty reliefs which will support the NHS through this crisis:
It is hoped that the above reliefs will support the NHS in their research and testing in relation to Covid-19 without VAT and customs duty being an additional barrier. Trusts should be aware that the reliefs exist, as action may need to be taken in order for them to apply.
Please don’t hesitate to contact one of the Berthold Bauer NHS VAT team if you have any questions about the reliefs.
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The new Reverse Charge VAT procedure (whereupon Main Contractors will become responsible for subcontractors Output VAT) has been postponed again from October 1st 2020 to March 1st 2021.
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