Hair Loss Treatment for Women Deemed Disability; VAT Zero-Rating Allowed for Kinsey System

• Mark Glenn Ltd appealed an HMRC decision that its hair replacement treatment for women should be standard-rated for VAT.
• The Upper Tribunal found the First-tier Tribunal erred in its reasoning about whether severe female hair loss is a disability.
• The Tribunal ruled that severe, patchy hair loss in women does constitute a disability due to its significant impact on daily life and identity.
• The Kinsey system’s fitting and maintenance services were found to qualify as “services of adapting goods to suit a disabled person’s condition.”
• The appeal was allowed, making the supplies zero-rated for VAT, affecting about £277,000 in VAT.

Source: bailii.org

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