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Apr 29, 2026

Can a UK Business Reclaim EU VAT?

The VAT People provide specialist, practical advice to support UK businesses in recovering VAT incurred outside the UK and managing the associated compliance requirements. With extensive experience across EU jurisdictions and a detailed understanding of HMRC and overseas authority expectations, the focus is on delivering accurate, defensible outcomes.

Apr 27, 2026

Challenging HMRC’s VAT Treatment for Fly by Nite Rehearsal Studios

Fly by Nite Rehearsal Studios provides fully equipped rehearsal facilities for touring productions, alongside integrated services including rigging, crew, equipment hire and security. HMRC challenged the VAT treatment applied by the business, arguing that its supplies should be treated as exempt from VAT. Find out how The VAT People supported the business in challenging this position and achieving a commercially appropriate outcome.

Apr 20, 2026

VAT on Donated Goods to Charities April 2026 Changes Explained

HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) revised its guidance on the VAT treatment of goods donated by VAT-registered businesses to charities, specifically where those goods are intended for onward donation or use in a charity’s non-business activities. These changes took effect from 1 April 2026 and provide a clearer, more structured framework for determining when a VAT charge does not arise on such donations. Read more here

Jan 27, 2026

Cascade Care v HMRC: When VAT Exemption Was Not the Desired Outcome

The VAT People explain the Cascade Care v HMRC case and how the Tribunal applied VAT exemption to healthcare services. Read more now.

Jan 21, 2026

The VAT Treatment of Supplies (By Agencies) of Locum Doctors

The experts at The VAT People will explore when a business should charge VAT on services, the various rates that apply, and when a business will not need to charge VAT

Dec 16, 2025

Should I Charge VAT on Services?

The experts at The VAT People will explore when a business should charge VAT on services, the various rates that apply, and when a business will not need to charge VAT

Sep 22, 2025

How VAT Groupings and Tax Points Affect Liability

The Supreme Court has recently issued a judgment examining the interaction between VAT grouping rules and the tax point, or time of supply, rules. The decision highlights how timing and group membership can affect liability for VAT.

Aug 22, 2025

The UK First-tier Tribunal (FTT) delivered its verdict in United Carpets (Franchisor) Limited v HMRC

United Carpets, like many suppliers of home fixtures and fittings, operated by supplying only goods to its customers. Where the customers decided to use a specialist rather than fitting goods themselves, United Carpets provided an introduction to a home installation technician.

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Can a UK Business Reclaim EU VAT?

Challenging HMRC’s VAT Treatment for Fly by Nite Rehearsal Studios

VAT on Donated Goods to Charities April 2026 Changes Explained

Cascade Care v HMRC: When VAT Exemption Was Not the Desired Outcome

The VAT Treatment of Supplies (By Agencies) of Locum Doctors

Should I Charge VAT on Services?

How VAT Groupings and Tax Points Affect Liability

The UK First-tier Tribunal (FTT) delivered its verdict in United Carpets (Franchisor) Limited v HMRC

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