- The Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust received a grant of £4.1m to purchase two Linac radiotherapy machines in 2017/18.
- The machines were purchased by the NHS’s central procurement entity and provided to Royal Surrey.
- Royal Surrey decided to lease the machines to a new subsidiary, Healthcare Partners Ltd (HPL), which would provide a managed radiotherapy facility.
- Royal Surrey expected to recover VAT on the purchase of the machines as they were to be used for business purposes.
- The NHS operates as a divisional VAT registration and does not charge VAT on supplies to Royal Surrey.
- However, HMRC objected to the application of the VAT concession in this case.
- The High Court has allowed Royal Surrey’s application for judicial review and declared that they are entitled to the benefit of the concession.
- The Court found that Royal Surrey had clearly changed its intention and intended to use the machines for business purposes.
Source: taxscape.deloitte.com
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