- The Upper Tribunal clarified that for VAT exemption, aesthetic treatments must have a therapeutic purpose, not just be performed by a medical professional.
- Illuminate Skin Clinics challenged HMRC’s refusal to exempt treatments like Botox and fillers from VAT, arguing they qualified as medical care.
- The Tribunal upheld most of the lower court’s decisions, except it found the lower court set too high a standard for what counts as a medical diagnosis.
- The case was sent back to the First-tier Tribunal for reconsideration, with guidance to properly assess evidence of medical diagnosis and therapeutic intent.
- The ruling provides important guidance for clinics on how to document and classify aesthetic treatments for VAT purposes.
Source: xeinadin.com
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