UK Tax Tribunal Rules Against Zero Percent VAT for Mobile Phone Exporter to EU Customers

• The UK First-Tier Tax Tribunal issued a judgment on March 12 in Case No. TC09460.
• The case involved a VAT-registered company and its director.
• The company was involved in importing and exporting mobile phones.
• The Tax Agency denied a zero percent VAT rate on the company’s supplies to EU customers.
• The taxpayers argued for a zero percent VAT rate or that customers were liable for VAT via reverse charge.
• The Tax Agency claimed the transactions were fraudulent and reverse charge was not applicable.
• The Tribunal found the taxpayers did not meet the threshold to dismiss the fraud claim.
• The Tribunal ruled the reverse charge procedure did not apply and the company was liable for VAT.

Source: news.bloombergtax.com

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