The First-tier Tribunal had to follow a substance-over-form approach to conclude that an office was let to a law firm, rather than the nominee tenant company, and so allow the firm to recover VAT on the rent charged. While a taxpayer win, it shows the VAT issues that can arise where the property occupier cannot enter into a contract.
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