THE KING (on the applications of) MIDLANDS PARTNERSHIP UNIVERSITY NHS FOUNDATION TRUST v THE COMMISSIONERS FOR HIS MAJESTY’S REVENUE AND CUSTOMS [2024] UKUT 00334 (TCC)

Upper Tribunal tax and Chancery decision of MR JUSTICE RICHARD SMITH and JUDGE SWAMI RAGHAVAN on 24 October 2024

Read full decision in The King (On the Application of) Midlands Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust v The Commissioners for His Majesty’s Revenue and Customs

JUDICIAL REVIEW – HMRC decision that NHS foundation trust not entitled to refund of COS (“Contracted Out Services”) VAT - whether provision of services from NHS foundation trust to local authority (in form of providing specified health care services to public) a supply for consideration under Article 2 Principal VAT Directive– yes – whether economic activity under Article 9 – yes – whether services provided by the NHS trust acting “as” a public body under “special legal regime” for purposes of Article 13 – no – claim dismissed

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Published 4 November 2024