- The Upper Tribunal (UT) allowed Mark Glenn Ltd’s appeal against HMRC’s £165,000 VAT assessment on custom-made hairpieces.
- The UT found that severe hair loss in women can constitute a disability for VAT purposes, overturning the First-tier Tribunal’s (FTT) earlier decision.
- The UT held that fitting and maintaining custom-made wigs using the Kinsey system qualifies as adapting goods to suit a disabled person’s condition, making them zero-rated for VAT.
- The decision clarifies the definition of disability for VAT and may allow suppliers of hair replacement systems to zero-rate certain supplies and make retrospective VAT claims.
Source: saffery.com
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