- Ride-hailing services may need to review their business models due to a UK VAT ruling.
- Bolt Services UK Ltd. successfully defended its VAT liability in a landmark decision.
- The ruling could influence tax treatment across the ride-hailing industry.
- Bolt acts as the principal in re-supplying passenger transport services.
- Bolt uses the Tour Operators Margin Scheme for VAT accounting.
- TOMS is a special VAT system for businesses reselling travel services.
- The UK tax authority challenged Bolt’s VAT arrangement but lost the appeal.
- The decision clarifies VAT obligations for private hire operators in the UK.
Source: news.bloombergtax.com
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