VAT News Room

Please see below a list of current topical VAT news articles with specific relevance to the NHS. We intend to add to these regularly, so please add our website to your favourites to keep up to date with current VAT developments.

We have also provided below links to some useful websites for more VAT information.

NHS VAT Report November 2011
       

Recovering "COS" VAT on part of an invoice
       

VAT Penalty Regime
       

January 2011 NHS VAT Report
       

November 2010 NHS VAT Report
       

September 2010 - NHS VAT Report
       

Latest VAT Re-review Findings
       

April 2010 - NHS VAT Bulletin
       

January 2010 - NHS VAT Bulletin
       

December 2009 - NHS VAT Bulletin
       

October 2009 - NHS VAT Bulletin
       

August 2009 - NHS VAT Bulletin
       

July 2009 - NHS VAT Update
       

January 2009 - NHS VAT Update
       

November 2008 - NHS VAT Bulletin: VAT rate change
       

November 2008 - NHS VAT News Bulletin
       

April 2008 - NHS VAT News Bulletin
       

January 2008 - Three-Year Cap on VAT Refunds
       

January 2008 - Contracted-out services(“COS”) Heading 41 – Nursing Services
       

September 2007 - Contracted-out services (“COS”) VAT recovery – agency staff and associated issues
       

June 2007 - NHS VAT News Bulletin
       

March 2007 - NHS VAT News Bulletin
       

February 2007 - NHS VAT News Bulletin
       

September 2005 - NHS VAT News Bulletin
       

February 2005 - NHS VAT News Bulletin
       

October 2004 - NHS VAT News Bulletin
       

April 2004 - NHS VAT News Bulletin
       

September 2003 - ADDITIONAL VAT SAVINGS
       

List of NHS Business Activities - Goods and Services - October 2002
       

Cold take-away food - October 2002
       

New list of eligible contracted-out services - Published 10 January 2003 - effective from 2 December 2002
       

Links

HM Revenue & Customs

Chartered Institute of Taxation

NHS Financial Matters

Treasury VAT Press Releases