This month’s VAT review covers the Court of Appeal decision in Northumbria Healthcare NHS Trust which clarifies the test for determining whether supplies are made by a public authority acting as such. Metatron v HMRC involves a strike-out application by HMRC, but is particularly interesting in suggesting that HMRC do not consider Reemtsma-style claims to have survived Brexit. Defined benefit pension funds may not have given up on qualifying for VAT exempt management, but the Advocate General’s opinion in Joined Cases (Case C-639/22 to C-644/22) indicates that indirect links between pension benefits and investment performance are not sufficient to make them Special Investment Funds. And finally, we’ve included a few brief thoughts on the VAT announcements that appeared in last month’s Budget.
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This month’s VAT review covers the Court of Appeal decision in Northumbria Healthcare NHS Trust which clarifies the test for determining whether supplies are made by a public authority acting as such. Metatron v HMRC involves a strike-out application by HMRC, but is particularly interesting in suggesting that HMRC do not consider Reemtsma-style claims to have survived Brexit. Defined benefit pension funds may not have given up on qualifying for VAT exempt management, but the Advocate General’s opinion in Joined Cases (Case C-639/22 to C-644/22) indicates that indirect links between pension benefits and investment performance are not sufficient to make them Special Investment Funds. And finally, we’ve included a few brief thoughts on the VAT announcements that appeared in last month’s Budget.
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