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Updates: VAT Business/Non-Business Manual

2024

16 October 2024 published amendments

9 October 2024 published amendments

30 April 2024 published amendments

VAT Business and Non-Business activities: what are business and non-business activities?

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VAT Business and Non-Business activities: using the business test

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27 March 2024 published amendments

VAT Business and Non-Business activities: the business test

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2023

9 October 2023 published amendments

Legal history: contents

New pages created.

12 July 2023 published amendments

Specific issues: contents

Addition of new subsection VBNB47200 to cover movement of own goods by businesses from Great Britain to Northern Ireland.

2022

10 August 2022 published amendments

28 June 2022 published amendments

VAT Business/Non-Business: recent changes

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VAT Business/Non-Business: recent changes

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VAT Business/Non-Business: update index

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1 June 2022 published amendments

VAT Business and Non-Business Basic Principles: The term ‘Business activity’

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VAT Business and Non-Business Basic Principles: The concept of ‘business’ for VAT purposes

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VAT Business and non-business basic principles: purpose of activity

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VAT Business and non-business basic principles: section 94 of the VAT Act 1994

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VAT Business and non-business activities basic principles: Non-business activities

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VAT Business and non-business basic principles: Outside the scope income

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VAT Business and Non-Business: Principles: Why is apportionment of tax needed?

update 2022

Page was updated

VAT Business and Non-Business: Principles: Different types of Apportionment Methods

title change/updated content

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VAT Business and Non-Business: Principles: Agreeing an Apportionment Method

2022 update

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Specific issues: VAT treatment of museums and galleries

2022 update - Admissions updated

Clubs and associations: unrelated non-business activities

Part of 2022 update

Clubs and associations: liability of supplies made by clubs and associations

updated 2022 review

Clubs and associations: football club bonds and debentures

2022 review.
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Legal history: cases about the business test

Deleted some contents and replaced with new contents

Legal history: cases about direct link between supplies and consideration

changes made to the title and some contents were added

VAT Business and Non-Business Basics: Introduction

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VAT Business and non-business basic principles: Persons or Organisations with both business and non-business activities

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VAT Business and non-business basic principles: Non-business activities which result in payment

Re-arranged the numbering

VAT Business and Non-business: Principles: Policy Background

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VAT Business and Non-Business: Principles: How to decide whether an activity is business for VAT purposes

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Specific issues: services provided with the recovery of debts across the UK

2022 update

Specific issues: High Court Judgments and County Court Judgments transferred to the High Court for enforcement.

2022 update

26 May 2022 published amendments

VAT Business and Non-Business Basics: Introduction

Changed the title name and redrafted the content.

Reverted back to 14/12/2018

Update 2022

VAT Business and Non-Business introduction: European law

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VAT Business and Non-Business Basics: UK Law

remove ref to EU law

VAT Business and Non-Business Basics: UK Law Definition of Business

Section 94 VA1994 added

VAT Business and Non-Business: Introduction: contents

Changed the title name & removed VBNB13000 - European Law

28 April 2022 published amendments

VAT Business and Non-Business activities: using the business test

Redrafted the content to explain the terms economic and business activity

30 March 2022 published amendments

Clubs and associations: Student Unions activities and input tax recovery

Clarification on student catering and link to VAT Notice 709/1

2021

26 January 2021 published amendments

Specific issues: contents

new page added VBNB44500

religious services page added

Religous Services page added.

2019

16 April 2019 published amendments

VAT Business and Non-Business activities: the business test

Content redrafted to explain what business is