Am I right....

[Joshua]

in saying that VAT should not be charged on assesments, it's just I've been invoiced for some training and there is VAT on the assesment.......

[roseyweb]

I'm sure my assessment was VAT free through Base

[Brushcutter]

I think i paid VAT on assessment not too long ago. I wonder if it depends if the assessor is VAT registered.

[Big 'Ammer]

Last time we did some training, there was vat on the training part of the bill and no vat on the assessment.

[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

training and assement has vat where the provider is vat registered, its just wrong in my opinion, should all be vat free, to encourage it not discourage it

[Arbocop]

Hi Guys

 

VAT is a really trickey issue and my coments below are not to be taken as difinertive, but

 

Training attracks VAT there are some very specific exemptions but gennerally at standard rate.

 

Assessments for City & Guilds Land Based Services (formally NPTC). the assessor is working for them, all be it under the direction of a local assessment center, but they use CGLDS rules, regs, verifications, assessment sheduels etc, thus they can enjoy the '0' rating of vat (important not exempt but 0 rated).

 

now the link is tenuose and a number of vat officers have been arguing that CGLDS assessments should be vat charged (both b4 and after last election) but if you give them the right info they should go away.

 

a number of assessors and assesment centers have not resisted the vat man and are thus charging vat on assessments, but they dont have to. if you are vat regestered this is not such an issue, but if you are not vat regestered puts an extra 20% on the cost so cheak befor you order....!!

 

at BTS we charge VAT on training at the standard rate but DO NOT charge vat on assessments.

 

hope that helps.

 

on a personal note i think vat on training is not cool, but even less cool is when a lagitimate training establishment like us do not enjoy the same exemptions as colleges, level playing field and all that.

 

kev

[Andy Collins]

Kev, bit of a de-rail, but given your new facilities there at Needham, could you not qualify/apply as a training college?

[Arbocop]

Ohh if only it were that easy............................

 

 

my life is too short to bore you with the finite details of that little chestnut

 

kev