Supplier of Cosmetic Services Faces £1.6 Million VAT Bill After Dispute with HMRC

• Aesthetic-Doctor.com Limited (ADCL) has lost a VAT Tribunal case and faces a £1.6 Million VAT bill.
• HMRC usually exempts cosmetic services from VAT if they are part of a healthcare treatment program.
• ADCL failed to meet the criteria for VAT exemption as the services did not qualify as “medical care.”
• ADCL argued that the services had a therapeutic purpose, but the Tribunal did not find sufficient evidence to support this claim.
• The Tribunal concluded that the services provided by ADCL were not considered medical care.

Source: mha.co.uk

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