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VAT Treatment of Insurance Repair Services

HMRC have this week published a Revenue and Custom Brief regarding the VAT treatment of insurance repair services. Under normal circumstances, if an insured party makes a claim for damage to goods covered by their policy, any repair services are deemed to have been supplied to the insured party whilst the insurer will cover any costs.

Getting It Right When Claiming an Exception from Registration

Claiming an exception from VAT registration can be an important way of saving money for businesses who expect their turnover to dip below a certain level during a specific period.

Proving the Difference Between Business and Non-Business Activity for VAT Purposes

One of the most fundamental principles behind VAT is that in order to allow a taxable person to recover input VAT, the tax incurred must have been in relation to goods or services that were supplied for the purpose of VATable business activities.

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VAT Treatment of Insurance Repair Services

Getting It Right When Claiming an Exception from Registration

Proving the Difference Between Business and Non-Business Activity for VAT Purposes

Rob McCann

Steve Howard

Tamara Habberley

Jack Ray-Atkins

David Miller