Source: All England Reporter
Publisher Citation: [2001] All ER (D) 283 (May)
Neutral Citation: [2001] UKHL 28
Court: House of Lords
Judge:

Lord Slynn of Hadley, Lord Cooke of Thorndon, Lord Hope of Craighead, Lord Millett and Lord Scott of Foscote

Representation Kenneth Parker QC and Philippa Whipple (instructed by the Solicitor for Customs and Excise) for the commissioners.
  Roderick Cordara QC and Perdita Cargill-Thompson (instructed by Crockers Oswald Hickson) for the taxpayer.
Judgment Dates: 23 May 2001

Catchwords

Value added tax - Input tax - Partial exemption - Supplies made outside United Kingdom - Whether included in partial exemption formula as taxable supplies - VAT (General) Regulations 1985, regs 30, 32 - Council Directive (EEC) 77/388, arts 17, 19.

The Case

Regulation32 of the VAT (General) Regulations 1985 provided a separate regime for out-of-country supplies, so that they were not to be treated as taxable supplies for the purpose of calculating the deductible proportion of input tax under reg30.

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