Potential VAT windfall for disabled people's homes

By David Ainsworth, Third Sector Online, 13 March 2008

Charities that run homes catering for disabled people may be able to reclaim thousands of pounds after a tribunal ruled that they should not be liable for VAT on professional services associated with installing lifts.

Previously, charities had been able to reclaim VAT on physical installation work, but not for associated services from architects and surveyors. “Charities that have installed lifts recently should consider if they can obtain VAT refunds,” said Peter Ladanyi, senior charities consultant at accountancy firm Chantrey Vellacott DFK, which brought the...