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06 November 2012
An artist sells his paintings on a sale-or-return basis through a London art gallery. Many paintings are sold abroad, and the gallery believes no VAT should be charged by the artist
I have a client who is an artist and his paintings are displayed in an art gallery in London.
They are sold to the gallery on a sale or return basis and then if a buyer is found a sales invoice is raised to the gallery by my client based on 50% of the final selling price.
Most of the paintings are sold in the UK but quite a lot are sold for large amounts to non-EU buyers. In such cases the gallery (which is a reputable institution) is saying that my client should not charge the gallery VAT on the basis that the painting has been exported.
I am sure the ownership of the painting passes from my client to the gallery and then to the final customer so my client is not the exporter. Or have I missed a trick here?
The gallery...
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