VAT Update: April 2011

The latest VAT issues from first tier tax tribunal decisions, amended VAT rates and HMRC updates to relief schemes

Carelessness penalty

HMA harsh decision has been handed down by the tax tribunal in the case of Russell Francis Interiors (TC00983) relating to a penalty for a careless error.

The business purchased a property to use for its taxable activities and reclaimed VAT on the full price even though it held an invoice only for the deposit initially paid for the purchase. The invoice for the remainder of the price fell into the following quarter.

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