Oxfam VAT claim is 'illegal' - HMRC

By Helen Warrell, Third Sector, 21 May 2008

HM Revenue & Customs is resisting Oxfam's attempts to claim a seven-figure retrospective tax rebate.

The charity wants to claim the money because a case involving the Children's Society in 2005 set a precedent, enabling third sector groups to reclaim VAT incurred on fundraising for unrestricted income (Third Sector, 3 August 2005). Oxfam has already used the precedent to recover its unrestricted fundraising costs. However,...

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