VAT Reliefs on Income
See VAT leaflet 701/1/04 Charities http://tinyurl.com/5wugmqh for detailed information about the VAT treatment of income received by charities
Section One: Zero-rating
- Sales of donated goods
- Exports of any goods by charities
See VAT leaflet 701/1/04 Charities http://tinyurl.com/5wugmqh
Section Two: Reduced Rating
Certain supplies of welfare advice and information.
VAT Notice 701/2/07 Welfare http://tinyurl.com/69heqqz
Section Three: Exemption
- Certain fund raising activities by charities and other qualifying bodies. This exemption is not only for charities but is available for various typed of non-profit making organisations, including charities and organisations who aim to raise money for sports, cultural and entertainment purposes. See Leaflet CWL 4 here http://tinyurl.com/64q98tw for further information.
- Supplies of welfare services by charities are exempt as well as goods supplied in connection with those services. See VAT Notice 701/2/07 for information: http://tinyurl.com/69heqqz. Similar relief also applies to such supplies by public bodies and state regulated welfare suppliers. Certain welfare services that are routinely supplied below cost by charities are regarded as non-business activitices, which means that the income is not liable to VAT but the charity can’t recover VAT on related costs. See VAT Notice 701/2/07 section 5: http://tinyurl.com/67wwe5z for further information