COVID-19 – Temporary Zero Rating of Personal Protective Equipment
7th May 2020HMRC have announced temporary zero rating of personal protective equipment (PPE) recommended for use by Public Health England. This is good news for care homes and others that are incurring significant additional costs on purchasing PPE at the moment but are unable to reclaim VAT. The zero-rating is effect for supplies made between 1 May and 31 July 2020.
Further details, including a list of products covered can be found at: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/revenue-and-customs-brief-4-2020-temporary-vat-zero-rating-of-personal-protective-equipment-ppe/revenue-and-customs-brief-4-2020-temporary-vat-zero-rating-of-personal-protective-equipment-ppe
Disclaimer - All information in this post was correct at time of writing.
