UK High Court Rejects Money Lender’s Appeal for VAT Refund in Landmark Case

• Dollar Financial UK Ltd. tried to recover over £2 million in overpaid taxes
• UK high court ruled that the company cannot change its VAT grouping to get a refund
• The court agreed with the tax office’s conclusion that the company did not have a valid application to backdate its VAT group registration
• The company asked to change the date its US parent company joined its VAT group with retrospective effect
• The court dismissed the company’s appeal for a VAT refund

Source: news.bloombergtax.com

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