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The supply of staff is a standard-rated business activity in all but a few circumstances. There has been an ongoing dispute about FRS secondments to the FBU, with HMRC insisting on them being standard rated business supplies. HMRC has now changed its policy, and the secondments can be treated as outside the scope of VAT. […]

Over the weekend, news has broken that the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has settled a liability of £87.9m in relation to off-payroll working compliance failures. Reports suggest that HMRC undertook a review in March 2020 and established that DWP had incorrectly assessed the status of 247 out of its 1,025 contractors (those earning […]

The government has today published its summary of responses to the August 2020 Policy Paper “VAT and the Public Sector: Reform to VAT Refund Rules”. The paper consulted about reforms to the current refund scheme for the NHS and government, which is found in section 41 of the 1994 VAT Act (“s41”) Summary of submissions […]

PSTAX is delighted to announce that it will be holding two Construction Industry Scheme (‘CIS’) Seminars via Microsoft Teams to help public bodies comply with the significant CIS changes that took effect from April 2021.

The Borough of King’s Lynn and West Norfolk (“BKLWN”) has been given leave to appeal against the decision in the First Tier Tribunal (“FTT”).

PSTAX is pleased to announce that it will be hosting an online seminar on Tuesday 25 May 2021 regarding the taxation of vehicles within emergency services.

Due to high demand for our Agile Working Seminar being held on Wednesday 28 April 2021, PSTAX is delighted to announce that it will be holding a second Seminar via Microsoft Teams on Tuesday 11 May 2021 to help public bodies looking at introducing new ways of working post Pandemic. Once again, we will have a guest speaker who will share their [...]

On 27 August HM Treasury (‘HMT’) published its long-awaited consultation about proposed changes to the VAT refund mechanism for the NHS and government departments. VAT can be a significant barrier to public sector collaboration, and HMT’s preferred option could change this.   Background   It has been recognised for a long time that the current [...]