VAT

Business Tax

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Tax | NHS Trust loses £267k VAT dispute over parking charges

The Supreme Court has ruled against NHS Trust after a long battle with HMRC about VAT on parking fees, a decision which has implications for up to 50 other NHS sites

4 Nov 2025

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Tax | Ferrero wins VAT dispute over Nutella Biscuits

Maker of Nutella biscuits wins appeal as tribunal rules sweet treat was not partly covered in chocolate so qualifies for excepted item status for VAT purposes

28 Oct 2025

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Tax | Supreme Court only brings temporary VAT clarity for taxi firms

The decision in the Uber case could trigger VAT shake-up even after private hire operators won with concerns about new ‘taxi tax’ for the platform and gig economy, says Layla Barke-Jones, dispute resolution partner at Aaron & Partners

28 Oct 2025

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Tax | Private school ‘exodus’ is a ‘scare story’, says minister

Treasury minister calls warnings of an ‘exodus from private schools’ after VAT introduction as ‘scare stories’

14 Oct 2025

HMRC

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Tax | Court rejects Hippodrome Casino £447k VAT appeal

Owners of Hippodrome Casino lose VAT appeal to treat free food and drink for gamblers as non-taxable supplies for gaming

10 Oct 2025

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Tax | Confectionery is too sweet for HMRC in VAT rows

As HMRC widens the VAT confectionery net, Alex Nicholson, VAT & indirect tax partner at Johnston Carmichael, breaks down what this shift means for businesses

9 Oct 2025

Tax | Error means HMRC under-reported VAT take by £2.4bn

HMRC has issued revised figures for VAT revenue for the first five months of the tax year after it made an error in reporting of cash receipts

8 Oct 2025

HMRC

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Tax | Curaçao bank did not know about £220m VAT fraud, rules Court

Curaçao bank and former owner director have won a case against a team of liquidators after High Court rules they did not know UK based clients were involved in missing trader VAT fraud

6 Oct 2025

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Tax | Office supplier wins £1.3m VAT fraud dispute

The tax tribunal has ruled in favour of Deos Group in a significant appeal against HMRC concerning refusal of VAT input tax claim and associated penalties

8 Sep 2025

Tax | Parents paid £500m to avoid 20% VAT

Nearly half a billion pounds was paid upfront in private school fees before new VAT charge came into force earlier this year

8 Sep 2025

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8 Sep 2025

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Tax | Q&A: swimming pools and zero rate VAT relief

In this week’s Q&A, our Croner-i VIP advisers explain whether zero rated VAT relief for energy saving materials can be applied to domestic swimming pools, or only for heat pumps and solar in dwellings

2 Sep 2025

Tax Compliance

Tax | HMRC withdraws VAT652 form

VAT corrections can no longer be made using form VAT652, but instead must be made online or in writing, HMRC confirms

31 Aug 2025

Tax | Further education college wins £1.9m VAT case

HMRC has lost a VAT case worth £1.9m at the First Tier Tribunal (FTT) as the grants provided by government agencies for the provision of education were not subject to VAT

28 Aug 2025