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Updates: VAT Transfer of a going concern

2023

8 September 2023 published amendments

2021

8 June 2021 published amendments

Land and property: Retention of interest

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Land and Property: Notification - relevant date; option to tax

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Land and property: Surrender of a lease

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Land and Property: Special Rules

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Land and property: Land and property - general

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Transfers and VAT Groups: Capital Goods Scheme

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Transfers and VAT Groups: Partly exempt VAT group acquiring a business as a going concern

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Transfers and VAT Groups: Transfers made by a VAT group to a person outside the group

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Transfers and VAT Groups: Transfers into a VAT Group

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Transfer and VAT Groups: VAT groups - general

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Common areas of difficulty: VAT Number and Retained Records

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Common areas of difficulty: Successive transfers

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Common areas of difficulty: Transfer of a wholly exempt business

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Common areas of difficulty: Flat rate farmers scheme

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Common areas of difficulty: Input tax

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Common areas of difficulty: Tax incorrectly charged

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Common areas of difficulty: transfer of assets over time

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Common areas of difficulty: introduction

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Article 5 VAT (Special Provisions) Order 1995: Taxable person

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Article 5 VAT (Special Provisions) Order 1995: Sale of part of a business

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Article 5 VAT (Special Provisions) Order 1995: Intentions of purchaser

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Article 5 VAT (Special Provisions) Order 1995: Same kind of business - franchises

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Article 5 VAT (Special Provisions) Order 1995: Same kind of business - artificial 'TOGC' arrangements

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Article 5 VAT (Special Provisions) Order 1995: Same kind of business - general

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Article 5 VAT (Special Provisions) Order 1995: Has there been the transfer of a business or just a sale of assets - trading patterns

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Article 5 VAT (Special Provisions) Order 1995: Has there been the transfer of a business or just a sale of assets - factors to consider

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Article 5 VAT (Special Provisions) Order 1995: Has there been the transfer of a business or just a sale of assets - principles

Minor reformatting

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Article 5 VAT (Special Provisions) Order 1995: Has there been the transfer of a business or just a sale of assets - general

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Article 2 VAT (Special Provisions) Order 1995: Is what has been transferred a business activity?

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Article 5 VAT (Special Provisions) Order 1995: Supplies of assets of a business

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Article 5 VAT (Special Provisions) Order 1995: Supplies of assets of a business - introduction

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What is the transfer of a business as a going concern?: Dealing with enquiries from businesses and advisers

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What is the transfer of a business as a going concern?: The approach to making your decision

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What is the transfer of a business as a going concern for VAT purposes?: Characteristics of a going concern

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What is the transfer of a business as a going concern for VAT purposes?: introduction

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7 June 2021 published amendments

Introduction: General approach

Links fixed

EU Exit changes

Introduction: The law

Link fixed

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Introduction: roles and responsibilities

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Introduction: An introduction and overview

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2017

14 July 2017 published amendments

Introduction: contents

Link to new 'roles and responsibilities' page added.

29 March 2017 published amendments

Land and Property: Property rental business: surrender of a lease

Page temporarily unpublished during review.

24 January 2017 published amendments

Annexes: contents

Page unpublished. New guidance.

Page unpublished. New guidance.

Land and Property: Notification on or before relevant date: contents

Links removed. New guidance.

Links removed. New guidance.

Page unpublished. New guidance.

Land and Property: Property rental business: contents

Links removed. New guidance

Page unpublished. New guidance.

Article 5 VAT (Special Provisions) Order 1995: Same kind of business: contents

Page unpublished. New guidance.

Page unpublished. New guidance.

Annexes: Section 44 VAT Act 1994

Page unpublished. New guidance.

Annexes: Section 49 VAT Act 1994

Page unpublished. New guidance.

Annexes: VAT (Special Provisions) Order 1995 (SI 1995/1268)

Page unpublished. New guidance.

Transfers and VAT Groups: Capital Goods Scheme

Page unpublished. New guidance.

Transfers and VAT Groups: reduction in tax due

Page unpublished. New guidance.

Transfers and VAT Groups: value

Page unpublished. New guidance.

Transfers and VAT Groups: assets on which tax is not due

Page unpublished. New guidance.

Transfers and VAT Groups: when tax is due

Page unpublished. New guidance.

Transfers and VAT Groups: how section 44 works

Page unpublished. New guidance.

Transfers and VAT Groups: Partly exempt VAT group acquiring a business as a going concern

Page unpublished. New guidance.

Common areas of difficulty: deemed supplies of goods or services acquired by way of a TOGC

Page unpublished. New guidance.

Common areas of difficulty: retention of records

Page unpublished. New guidance.

Common areas of difficulty: reallocation of VAT number

Page unpublished. New guidance.

Common areas of difficulty: exception - property in Scotland

Page unpublished. New guidance.

Common areas of difficulty: successive transfers

Page unpublished. New guidance.

Common areas of difficulty: transfer of a wholly exempt business

Page unpublished. New guidance.

Article 5 VAT (Special Provisions) Order 1995: Taxable person: deciding if a purchaser is a taxable person

Page unpublished. New guidance.

Article 5 VAT (Special Provisions) Order 1995: Taxable person: general

Page unpublished. New guidance.

Article 5 VAT (Special Provisions) Order 1995: Taxable person: contents

Page unpublished. New guidance.

Article 5 VAT (Special Provisions) Order 1995: sale of part of a business

Page unpublished. New guidance.

Article 5 VAT (Special Provisions) Order 1995: Motive of purchasers/intention to carry on a different business

Page unpublished. New guidance.

Article 5 VAT (Special Provisions) Order 1995: Same kind of business: franchises

Page unpublished. New guidance.

Article 5 VAT (Special Provisions) Order 1995: Same kind of business: customer base: wholesale v retail

Page unpublished. New guidance.

Article 5 VAT (Special Provisions) Order 1995: Same kind of business: general

Page unpublished. New guidance.

Article 5 VAT (Special Provisions) Order 1995: What is a going concern?: cessation of trading before sale

Page unpublished. New guidance.

Article 5 VAT (Special Provisions) Order 1995: What is a going concern?: continuity of the former business

Page unpublished. New guidance.

Article 5 VAT (Special Provisions) Order 1995: What is a going concern?: profitability

Page unpublished. New guidance.

Article 5 VAT (Special Provisions) Order 1995: Has there been the transfer of a business or just a sale of assets?: break in trading - after the sale

Page unpublished. New guidance.

Article 5 VAT (Special Provisions) Order 1995: Has there been the transfer of a business or just a sale of assets?: advertisements

Page unpublished. New guidance.

Article 5 VAT (Special Provisions) Order 1995: Has there been the transfer of a business or just a sale of assets?: consensus

Page unpublished. New guidance.

Article 5 VAT (Special Provisions) Order 1995: Has there been the transfer of a business or just a sale of assets?: the contract of sale and other documentation

Page unpublished. New guidance.

Article 5 VAT (Special Provisions) Order 1995: Has there been the transfer of a business or just a sale of assets?: restrictive covenant

Page unpublished. New guidance.

Article 5 VAT (Special Provisions) Order 1995: Has there been the transfer of a business or just a sale of assets?: staff

Page unpublished. New guidance.

Article 5 VAT (Special Provisions) Order 1995: Has there been the transfer of a business or just a sale of assets?: premises

Page unpublished. New guidance.

Article 5 VAT (Special Provisions) Order 1995: Has there been the transfer of a business or just a sale of assets?: stock

Page unpublished. New guidance.

Article 5 VAT (Special Provisions) Order 1995: Has there been the transfer of a business or just a sale of assets?: transfer of contracts and work in progress

Page unpublished. New guidance.

Article 5 VAT (Special Provisions) Order 1995: Has there been the transfer of a business or just a sale of assets?: customer lists, knowledge of customers and common directors

Page unpublished. New guidance.

Article 5 VAT (Special Provisions) Order 1995: Has there been the transfer of a business or just a sale of assets?: the business name

Page unpublished. New guidance.

Article 5 VAT (Special Provisions) Order 1995: Has there been the transfer of a business or just a sale of assets?: goodwill

Page unpublished. New guidance.

Article 5 VAT (Special Provisions) Order 1995: Has there been the transfer of a business or just a sale of assets?: factors to consider

Page unpublished. New guidance.

23 January 2017 published amendments

Article 5 VAT (Special Provisions) Order 1995: Has there been the transfer of a business or just a sale of assets?: the key approach - weighing the factors

Page unpublished prior to archiving.

What is the transfer of a going concern?: dealing with enquiries from businesses and advisers

Archiving reason. Text added.

Page unpublished prior to archiving.

Page unpublished prior to archiving.

Article 5 VAT (Special Provisions) Order 1995: Has there been the transfer of a business or just a sale of assets?: general

Page unpublished prior to archiving.

Introduction: Purpose of the provision

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Introduction: General approach

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Introduction: Previous UK Law

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Introduction: UK Law

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Introduction: EC Law

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Introduction: The Law

Page unpublished prior to archiving.

10 January 2017 published amendments

Property rental business: contents

Link to VTOGC7300 removed from contents page.

What is the transfer of a business as a going concern (TOGC) for VAT purposes?: contents

Link to VTOGC2300 removed from contents page.

5 January 2017 published amendments

2016

22 December 2016 published amendments

Transfers and VAT Groups: contents

Page VTOGC5250 added to contents page

VTOGC5150 added to contents page

New page VATOGC5050 added to contents page.

Common areas of difficulty: contents

VTOGC4250 added to Contents page.

VTOGC4150 added to contents page