Updates: VAT Business/Non-Business Manual
2024
VAT Business and Non-Business activities: the business test
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2023
New pages created.
Addition of new subsection VBNB47200 to cover movement of own goods by businesses from Great Britain to Northern Ireland.
2022
VAT Business and Non-Business: Principles: Why is apportionment of tax needed?
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VAT Business/Non-Business: recent changes
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VAT Business/Non-Business: recent changes
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VAT Business/Non-Business: update index
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VAT Business and Non-Business Basic Principles: The term ‘Business activity’
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VAT Business and Non-Business Basic Principles: The concept of ‘business’ for VAT purposes
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VAT Business and non-business basic principles: purpose of activity
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VAT Business and non-business basic principles: section 94 of the VAT Act 1994
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VAT Business and non-business activities basic principles: Non-business activities
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VAT Business and non-business basic principles: Outside the scope income
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VAT Business and Non-Business: Principles: Why is apportionment of tax needed?
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VAT Business and Non-Business: Principles: Different types of Apportionment Methods
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VAT Business and Non-Business: Principles: Agreeing an Apportionment Method
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Specific issues: VAT treatment of museums and galleries
2022 update - Admissions updated
Clubs and associations: unrelated non-business activities
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Clubs and associations: liability of supplies made by clubs and associations
updated 2022 review
Clubs and associations: football club bonds and debentures
2022 review.
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Legal history: cases about the business test
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Legal history: cases about direct link between supplies and consideration
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VAT Business and Non-Business Basics: Introduction
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VAT Business and non-business basic principles: Non-business activities which result in payment
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VAT Business and Non-business: Principles: Policy Background
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Specific issues: services provided with the recovery of debts across the UK
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VAT Business and Non-Business Basics: Introduction
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VAT Business and Non-Business introduction: European law
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VAT Business and Non-Business Basics: UK Law
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VAT Business and Non-Business Basics: UK Law Definition of Business
Section 94 VA1994 added
VAT Business and Non-Business: Introduction: contents
Changed the title name & removed VBNB13000 - European Law
VAT Business and Non-Business activities: using the business test
Redrafted the content to explain the terms economic and business activity
Clubs and associations: Student Unions activities and input tax recovery
Clarification on student catering and link to VAT Notice 709/1
2021
Religous Services page added.
2019
VAT Business and Non-Business activities: the business test
Content redrafted to explain what business is