SRA Samples
A man owns the freehold of a commercial building and intends to grant a lease of the building to an insurance company.
The man is registered for Value Added Tax (VAT) and, prior to granting the lease, exercises the option to tax for the building. The insurance company makes only exempt supplies for the purposes of VAT in the course of its business.
What effect does the man’s option to tax the building have on the rent payable to the man by the insurance company?
A man owns the freehold of a commercial building and intends to grant a lease of the building to an insurance company.
The man is registered for Value Added Tax (VAT) and, prior to granting the lease, exercises the option to tax for the building. The insurance company makes only exempt supplies for the purposes of VAT in the course of its business.
What effect does the man’s option to tax the building have on the rent payable to the man by the insurance company?
The rent payable will be subject to VAT at 20%, which will be irrecoverable by the insurance company.
D - The rent payable will be subject to VAT at 20%, which will be irrecoverable by the insurance company.
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