The House of Lords European Union Committee has called on the Government to look again at how it deals with VAT fraud on goods imported from other EU states in the light of missing trader fraud. The scale of such fraud on Government revenue was estimated to have been £4.75 billion in 2005-06.
The Real Finance/CBI FDs' Excellence Award for Government agency of the year has been awarded to HMRC (VAT services). The Excellence Awards are for companies that have provided services to UK businesses. Finance directors vote for their chosen organisation and HMRC (VAT services) won in the Government agency category. Congratulations!
Charities that have obtained zero rating for their new buildings or construction services under Extra-statutory Concession 3.29 will no longer be liable for any VAT charge when there is a change of use of the building within ten years of the zero rate having been obtained.

