- Burying a deceased person in the UK is exempt from VAT, while exhumation is standard rated.
- The service of repatriation of a deceased person’s body can be considered either an exempt supply of funeral services or a zero-rated supply of transport services.
- According to The VAT Act 1994, section 30(1), zero rating takes precedence over exemption.
Source: marcusward.co
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