Court of Appeal Rules Ingenie’s Black Box Insurance Services as Exempt Insurance Intermediation Services

• WTGIL Limited provides black box insurance to young drivers.
• It partners with insurers and markets through its website and comparison sites.
• Ageas Retail Limited administers the policies.
• Policyholders must install telematics devices to monitor driving behavior.
• Ingenie claimed VAT recovery on device purchases, which HMRC rejected.
• HMRC argued Ingenie provided exempt insurance intermediation services.
• The Upper Tribunal found no taxable supply for consideration by Ingenie.
• The Court of Appeal ruled Ingenie made exempt supplies as an intermediary.
• The Court’s decision was based on telematics insurance being motor insurance.
• Ingenie’s appeal was dismissed, but for different reasons than previous tribunals.

Source: taxscape.deloitte.com

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