- From 26 November 2025, HMRC will no longer follow the Skandia judgment for VAT grouping rules.
- Overseas branches of UK entities will be treated as part of the same taxable person, not as separate entities, for UK VAT purposes.
- Intra-entity services between UK entities and their overseas branches will generally not be subject to UK VAT.
- This revised interpretation also applies to UK VAT groups with overseas establishments, even in EU states with different VAT grouping rules.
- UK VAT groups that overpaid VAT under the previous interpretation may reclaim it through the error correction procedure.
Source: taxand.com
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