- UK Court of Appeal decision requires companies to consider VAT recoverability in fund-raising transactions
- Case involved Hotel La Tour Limited seeking to recover VAT on professional fees for share disposal
- Court of Appeal overturned previous decisions, ruling input VAT is irrecoverable
- VAT deduction principle states VAT on goods/services used for taxable activities is deductible
- Court found previous decisions misapplied principles, focused on incorrect cost component
- Court established two-stage test for determining direct and immediate link of costs to share sale or general overheads
Source: pinsentmasons.com
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