The Supreme Court decision in Frank Smart ought to have clarified that mere receipt of grants that are outside the scope of VAT does not imply any reduction in the input tax recoverable by a trader, as long as the activity generates taxable supplies. Yet HMRC seeks other cases to find gaps in the application of Frank Smart.
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