When a landlord rents space to a tenant, the landlord can exercise an 'option to tax' the transaction at the standard rate of VAT. Whilst this may be useful for the landlord, where a church is the tenant it is unlikely that the church will be able to recover any of the VAT, in effect raising the cost of renting property by some 20%. This paper explains the problem from a church perspective and sets out a solution.
Topics included:
- The problem outlined;
- Some practical details and definitions;
- Recovering past VAT charges;
- Certification of relevant charitable purpose;
- An important exception
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