Virgin Atlantic VAT Appeal Stayed Pending Avios Loyalty Scheme Case

• The FTT stayed Virgin Atlantic’s VAT loyalty-scheme appeal pending the final outcome of the similar Avios case.
• It applied the RBS Deutschland test and found Avios’ decision would be of “material assistance” because the schemes and legal issues were very similar.
• The tribunal said the final Avios ruling would clarify the shared issues on the Vouchers Directive, Schedule 10B, and MacDonald Resorts.
• Virgin’s arguments that the schemes differed and that delay would harm evidence quality and recovery of £23.5 million were not enough to prevent the stay.

Source: claritaxnews.com

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