- Several recent First-tier Tribunal VAT rulings are being appealed to the Upper Tribunal, affecting sectors like telecoms, hospitality, healthcare, and consumer goods.
- Lycamobile: Tribunal ruled VAT on prepaid telecom bundles is due at sale, not use; Lycamobile is appealing.
- Realreed: Tribunal found serviced accommodation is not VAT-exempt, treating it like hotel services; Realreed is appealing.
- Align Technology: Tribunal ruled Invisalign aligners are VAT-exempt dental prostheses; HMRC is appealing.
- Eurolaser: Denied input tax recovery due to agent’s fraud; company is appealing.
- Bottled Science: Tribunal classified “Skinade” as a cosmetic, not zero-rated food; company is appealing.
Source: xeinadin.com
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