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The derogation for direct selling cannot be applied in a modified way so as to take into account any ‘notional’ input tax, according to a recent AG opinion. Graham Elliott (City & Cambridge Consultancy Ltd) comments.
Etienne Wong (15 Old Square) discusses the new disclosure regime for tax avoidance schemes involving VAT to be introduced by the Finance Act 2017.
 
George Peretz QC (Monckton Chambers) explains why, even post-Brexit, the CJEU is likely to remain a highly relevant source of case law in the UK tax world for the indefinite future.
 
The Court of Appeal judgment in the case of SAE Education Ltd considers how to identify ‘colleges’ of universities, which can exempt their courses from VAT. Laurie Pay and Robert Holland (Deloitte) review the impact of the decision.
 

Applying the Halifax principle to land transactions

The derogation for direct selling

Was a course for driving instructors a single supply?

Lee Squires and Fiona Bantock (Hogan Lovells) report the latest VAT developments that matter.
 

HMRC has seen 7,185 internet retailers register for VAT since March 2016, following the announcement of new powers to hold online marketplaces liable for unpaid VAT. This represents a tenfold increase over the 695 registrations in 2015.

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