- The government conducted a review of the UK fund regime, including a VAT workstream, in response to stakeholder representations.
- In December 2022, a technical consultation on the VAT treatment of fund management services was published.
- The consultation aimed to improve policy clarity and certainty and remove reliance on retained EU law.
- The proposed approach included codifying the term Special Investment Fund and retaining the current list of exempt fund types.
- The current UK regime for VAT treatment of fund management relies on UK law and CJEU cases.
- The consultation ran for eight weeks and received 37 written responses from various stakeholders.
Source: assets.publishing.service.gov.uk
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