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Tax | VAT updates: April 2014

The latest news on VAT including reaction to the Supreme Court judgment on SecretHotels2, Avon Cosmetics and agents, and Brockenhurst College wins appeal over educational supplies and VAT exemptions by Graham Elliott, transaction tax consultant at Withers Worldwide

Tax | Avon wins input VAT case at Tribunal

Avon Cosmetics has won a case at the First Tier Tribunal (FTT) over derogation of VAT payments for retail representatives which could reduce its overall VAT liability by some £14m depending on the outcome of a referral to the European Court of Justice (ECJ)

Tax | EU votes on standard pan-European VAT return

The European Parliament has voted to support plans to introduce a new standard VAT return across the EU, which would replace national VAT returns, simplify the paperwork for cross-border activities and could cut costs for EU businesses by up to €15bn (£12bn) a year.

Tax | EC takes Luxembourg to court over VAT arrangements

The European Commission is taking Luxembourg to the EU's Court of Justice (ECJ) on the state’s VAT arrangements applicable to independent groups of people, particularly exemptions around membership groups.
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