If the «agent» is an employee of the real estate company then there is no further
VAT liability when the agent is paid.
In addition to advice on
VAT liability and planning, David regularly litigates for taxpayers and has appeared in courts at every level from the tribunal to the House of Lords and Supreme Court, and also the CJEU.
This is because the claimants» payment to the Managers became part of the Managers» general assets, and was not impressed with a special purpose trust, while the Managers»
VAT liability to the defendants arose independently of whether the claimants actually paid VAT.
Virgin Media Limited and Virgin Media Payments Limited v HMRC Led by Roderick Cordara QC, instructed by David Anderson and Holly Rowland of PwC Legal, involving
the VAT liability of payment handling charges.
You may wish to consider what countries apply a domestic reverse charge to supplies of goods to see if you can avoid incurring any actual cash
VAT liability.
It also means a lot more paperwork for more business (which is a measurable drag on the economy) and is prone to arbitrage as people game the system (putting
VAT liabilities into shell companies that conveniently go bankrupt).
VAT is charged at each stage of the supply chain, so businesses should be thinking about ways to mitigate
their VAT liabilities in commercial contracts with customers and suppliers.
Not exact matches
While retail investors may be eligible to waive the
VAT if they are trading through a cryptocurrency exchange after the law goes into effect, they will still face the
liability if they have no capital gains from crypto trading, according to the Post.
But the Institute also warned of the challenges associated with enforcing the new rules, such as understanding whether their sellers are required to register for
VAT, and the level of «due diligence» that the online marketplace needs to undertake to protect themselves from a
liability.
Whilst companies may not be able to avoid their ultimate
liability to pay
VAT, it is a matter for commercial negotiation as to who should bear that cost.
Faith Julian is an independent self - employed barrister registered with the Bar Standards Board of England; whose practice is governed by the Code of Conduct of the Bar of England and Wales which code can be found at www.barstandardsboard.org.uk; has full professional
liability insurance provided by the Bar Mutual Indemnity Fund Limited (ref BM 2930/070)(details of the world - wide cover are provided at www.barmutual.co.uk); is registered for
VAT (reg.
Thomas Cockburn is an independent self - employed barrister registered with the Bar Standards Board of England; whose practice is governed by the Code of Conduct of the Bar of England and Wales which code can be found at www.barstandardsboard.org.uk; has full professional
liability insurance provided by the Bar Mutual Indemnity Fund Limited (ref BM 2930/074)(details of the world - wide cover are provided at www.barmutual.co.uk); is registered for
VAT (reg.
no 12005); whose practice is governed by the Code of Conduct of the Bar of England and Wales which code can be found at www.barstandardsboard.org.uk; has full professional
liability insurance provided by the Bar Mutual Indemnity Fund Limited (ref BM 2930/038)(details of the world - wide cover are provided at www.barmutual.co.uk); is registered for
VAT (reg.
Over the course of the last 25 years he has been involved in general commercial litigation within the fields of banking, company law, insolvency, professional negligence, franchising, shareholder disputes, disciplinary proceedings before regulatory bodies, tax and
VAT cases before the Special Commissioners and
VAT Tribunals and product
liability.
While retail investors may be eligible to waive the
VAT if they are trading through a cryptocurrency exchange after the law goes into effect, they will still face the
liability if they have no capital gains from crypto trading, according to the Post.