Employment Agency Test Case Lost
Being charged VAT on the full cost of temporary agency staff rather than just the commission has long been a cause of irritation for organisations that cannot recover VAT .…
HMRC Publish New Gift Aid Rules for Charities
HMRC have been under pressure from the Public Accounts Committee to demonstrate that they are properly controlling the gift aid refund scheme for charities. One of the main criticisms has…
Museums, Charges and VAT
There have been a number of articles recently in the press on whether museums should start charging again. For example see or The reasoning is that with government funding being…
Hospice VAT Update
HMRC Refuse to Accept Continuing Care Contract Work is Non Business HMRC have decided that Continuing Care agreement funding is payment for a VAT exempt business supply. This unexpected news…
HMRC Publish Notice on Direct Mail
HMRC have published a notice on their view of direct mail. It covers issues such as when the transitional arrangements will apply which allow printers to use the old (zero…