Court of Appeal Confirms Black Box Fitting in Cars as Exempt Insurance Transaction, Not Taxable Supply

• The Court of Appeal dismissed the appeal by WTGIL Ltd against earlier decisions by the UT and FTT.
• The fitting of black boxes in cars was deemed part of an exempt insurance transaction, not a separate taxable supply.
• The company had changed its name from Ingenie Ltd to WTGIL Ltd.
• The appeal argued that ISL made taxable supplies for both non-monetary and monetary consideration.
• The court concluded that the supply was part of a larger composite exempt insurance transaction.
• The services of providing and fitting the devices were integral to the insurance transactions.
• ISL provided services to both insurers and policyholders, fulfilling obligations under policy terms.
• The court agreed with HMRC that the services were exempt from VAT.
• Ingenie’s appeal was dismissed.

Source: claritaxnews.com

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