- Spectrum Community Healthcare CIC provides healthcare services in prisons in England under a contract with NHS England
- The VAT treatment of prescription drugs and contraceptives provided by Spectrum is in question
- Spectrum argues that these supplies should be treated as separate taxable supplies, while HMRC argues they are part of a single exempt composite supply
- The First-tier Tribunal (FTT) agreed with HMRC, but Spectrum has appealed to the Upper Tribunal
- The legal framework of VAT, including the principle of a general tax on consumption and the requirement to treat each supply as separate and distinct, is discussed
- Exceptions to this rule, such as when elements are considered principal or ancillary services, are also explained
Source: bailii.org
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