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Freshly baked savouries should not be subject to VAT ‘as we don't keep them hot after they've been made nor are they heated for the customer’, said Ken McMeikan, Chief Executive of Greggs, writing in

Greggs, the bakery retailer, has vowed to ‘lead a rebellion’ over the government’s plans to extend VAT to all hot takeaway food.

Finance Bill 2012 will contain anti-forestalling legislation to ensure that changes announced in the Budget to the VAT liability of (a) supplies of self storage facilities and (b) supplies of services and materials in connection with approved alterations of protected buildings are ‘fully effectiv

The Value Added Tax (Consideration for Fuel Provided for Private Use) Order, SI 2012/882, substitutes a new Table A in VATA 1994 s 57(3), setting out the flat-rate values to be applied to the supply of fuel for private

The Value Added Tax (Increase of Registration Limits) Order, SI 2012/883, increases the VAT registration and deregistration thresholds for both taxable supplies and acquisitions from other member States in line with in

HMRC has rewritten Notice 48, setting out the extra statutory concessions previously applied by HM Custo

After the extensive changes to the place of supply rules in 2010 and 2011, Richard Wild looks at the new VAT landscape for cross-border service providers.

Martin Mann and Vaughn Chown with your refresher guide.

Lee Squires and Fiona Bantock review the VAT changes that matter, including the High Court decision in Investment Trust Companies and developments concerning the direct tax treatment of VAT repayments.

HMRC’s VAT online service will be unavailable from Easter Sunday, 8 April, until 6.00 am on Wednesday 11 April for IT upgrades. The department apologised for any inconvenience caused by ‘this essential work’.

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