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VAT on management charges to shift profits

21 November 2018 / Neil Warren
Issue: 4673 / Categories: Comment & Analysis

Howzat? Not out!

KEY POINTS

  • Use of management charges to move profits between two companies.
  • HMRC guidance at VATSC55400 gives examples of when it considers management charges have not been made.
  • In Stirling Investments it was agreed that a payment was a dividend not a management charge.
  • If no taxable sales are involved the charge can be ignored for VAT.

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