- The Upper Tribunal ruled in favor of Illuminate Skin Clinics Limited, a medical practice offering aesthetic treatments including Botox and dermal fillers, in a landmark VAT case
- This became a lead case providing guidance for the cosmetic services sector, as different approaches had previously been taken regarding VAT treatment of cosmetic procedures by healthcare professionals
- The appeal succeeded because the First-tier Tribunal had applied too narrow an assessment of therapeutic purpose and set unreasonably high expectations for diagnostic evidence
- The Upper Tribunal established that VAT exemption applies when supplies are made by registered healthcare professionals with therapeutic purpose, and practitioners are not required to elaborate diagnostic records
- For treatments serving both therapeutic and cosmetic purposes, the principal purpose must be identified through multi-factorial analysis considering various factors outlined in the decision
Source: monckton.com
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