- The First-tier Tribunal (FTT) has made a decision regarding the VAT exemption of serviced apartments.
- Realreed Limited owns Chelsea Cloisters, a property with 656 self-contained apartments.
- The appeal is about the VAT treatment of the letting of 235 serviced apartments.
- Realreed argues that the letting of the apartments is exempt from VAT.
- HMRC argues that the use of the apartments is not exempt due to an exception for hotels, inns, boarding houses, or similar establishments.
- The High Court previously considered the issue of “legitimate expectation” but ruled against Realreed.
- The FTT considered the question of who supplies what to whom and concluded that Realreed is letting the apartments.
Source: ey.com
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