The Value Added Tax (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2003

• Citation: S.I. 2003/1069
• Sections: 9

Section 1 Citation and commencement

(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Value Added Tax (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2003 and come into force on 10th April 2003.

(2) Regulations 5 and 6 have effect on 1st May 2003.

(3) Regulations 8 and 9 have effect in relation to grants or assignments made on or after 10th April 2003.

Section 2 Amendment

Amend the Value Added Tax Regulations 1995 as follows.

Section 3 Annual Accounting

In regulation 52(1A) (admission to the scheme), for “£100,000” substitute “£150,000”.

Section 4 Annual Accounting

In regulation 53(2)(a) (withdrawal from the scheme), for “transitional period” substitute “transitional accounting period”.

Section 5 Flat-rate scheme for small businesses

(1) In regulation 55A(1) (interpretation), immediately before the definition of “capital expenditure goods” insert—

“amendment date” has the meaning given in regulation 55JA(2)

(2) In regulation 55D (method of accounting), for “regulation 55J” substitute “regulations 55J and 55JA”.

(3) In regulation 55H (appropriate percentage), for “regulations 55J and 55K” substitute “regulations 55J to 55K”.

(4) Immediately after regulation 55J insert—

(55JA)

(1) This regulation applies where—

(a) the Table is amended, and

(b) the amendment date is not, in relation to a flat-rate trader—

(i) the first day of a prescribed accounting period current at an anniversary of his start date; or

(ii) a change date.

(2) The date with effect from which the Table is amended shall be known as “the amendment date”.

(3) For the remaining portion, the appropriate percentage shall be that specified in the Table for the category of business that he is expected, at the amendment date, on reasonable grounds, to carry on in that period.

(4) “Remaining portion” means that part of the prescribed accounting period in which the amendment date occurs starting with the amendment date and ending on the last day of that prescribed accounting period.

(5) For any prescribed accounting period that falls between the prescribed accounting period current at the amendment date and the prescribed accounting period current at the next anniversary of his start date, the appropriate percentage shall be that applicable for the remaining portion.

(6) The appropriate percentages specified in paragraphs (3) and (5) above shall be applied to the relevant turnover in the periods described.

(5) In regulation 55K (category of business), immediately after sub-paragraph (c) of paragraph (2) insert—

;

(d) for the purpose of regulation 55JA, the amendment date

Section 6 Flat-rate scheme for small businesses

In regulation 55K, for the Table substitute—

Table

“Labour-only building or construction services” means building or construction services where the value of materials supplied is less than 10 per cent. of relevant turnover from such services; any other building or construction services are “general building or construction services”.

Postal and courier services

Public house

Membership organisation

Retail of goods not elsewhere listed

Wholesale of food or agricultural products

Retail of pharmaceuticals, medical goods, cosmetics or toiletries

Sport or recreation

Retail of vehicles or fuel

Wholesale not elsewhere listed

Manufacture of food

Library, archive, museum or other cultural activity

Printing

Vehicle repair

Packaging

General building or construction services

Social work

Agricultural services

Rental of machinery, equipment, personal or household goods

Manufacture of textiles or clothing

Forestry or fishing

Other manufacture not elsewhere listed

Mining or quarrying

Personal and household goods repair services

Photography

Publishing

Transport, including freight, removals and taxis

Travel agency

Advertising

Animal husbandry

Manufacture of fabricated metal products

Investigation or security

All other activity not elsewhere listed

Veterinary medicine

Waste and scrap dealing

Estate agency or property management

Secretarial services

Entertainment, excluding television, video and film production

Journalism

Financial services

Laundry services

Restaurants, takeaways or catering services

Hairdressing or other beauty treatment services

Real estate activity not elsewhere listed

Computer repair services

Management consultancy

Accountancy and book-keeping

Architects

Lawyers and legal services

Computer and IT consultancy or data processing

Labour-only building or construction services

Section 7 Flat-rate scheme for small businesses

(1) In regulation 55L(1)(a) (admission to the scheme)—

(a) in paragraph (i) (value of taxable supplies), for “£100,000” substitute “£150,000”; and

(b) in paragraph (ii) (total value of income), for “£125,000” substitute “£187,500”.

(2) In regulation 55M (withdrawal from the scheme)—

(a) in sub-paragraphs (a) and (b) of paragraph (1) (total value of income), for “£150,000” substitute “£225,000”; and

(b) in paragraph (2) (total value of income), for “£125,000” substitute “£187,500”.

Section 8 Supplies of land – special cases

In regulation 84(2) for “Subject to paragraphs (3) to (9)” substitute “Subject to paragraphs (3) to (5)”.

Section 9 Supplies of land – special cases

For regulation 84(3) to (9) substitute—

(3) Paragraph (2) above shall not apply in relation to a grant or assignment falling within item 1(a) of Group 1 of Schedule 9 to the Act where any of the persons specified in paragraph (4) below intend or expect to occupy the land on a date before a date ten years after completion of the building or civil engineering work on the land, without being in occupation of it wholly or mainly for eligible purposes.

(4) The persons referred to in paragraph (3) above are—

(a) the grantor;

(b) any person who, with the intention or in the expectation that occupation of the land on a date before a date ten years after completion of the building or civil engineering work would not be wholly or mainly for eligible purposes—

(i) provides finance for the grantor’s development of the land, or

(ii) has entered into any agreement arrangement or understanding (whether or not legally enforceable) to provide finance for the grantor’s development of the land;

(c) any person who is connected with any person of a description within sub-paragraph (a) or (b) above.

(5) For the purposes of this regulation—

(a) Note (2) to Group 1 of Schedule 9 to the Act shall apply in determining when a building or civil engineering work is completed;

(b) paragraph 3A(8) to (13) of Schedule 10 to the Act shall have effect for determining the meaning of “eligible purposes” and “occupation”;

(c) “the grantor’s development of the land” means any acquisition by the grantor of an interest in the land, building or civil engineering work and includes the construction of the building or civil engineering work;

(d) “providing finance” has the same meaning as in paragraph 3A(4) of Schedule 10 to the Act, subject to any appropriate modifications, but does not include paying the consideration for the grantor’s grant or assignment within paragraph (3) above;

(e) any question whether one person is connected with another shall be determined in accordance with section 839 of the Income and Corporation Taxes Act 1988 .