SCHEDULES
SCHEDULE 9 Exemptions
C1Part II The Groups
F1GROUP 16 — SUPPLIES OF SERVICES BY GROUPS INVOLVING COST SHARING
Sch. 9 Pt. II Group 16 inserted (17.7.2012) by Finance Act 2012 (c. 14), s. 197(2)
1Item No
The supply of services by an independent group of persons where each of the following conditions is satisfied—
a
each of those persons is a person who is carrying on an activity (“the relevant activity”) which is exempt from VAT or in relation to which the person is not a taxable person within the meaning of Article 9 of Council Directive 2006/112/EC,
b
the supply of services is made for the purpose of rendering the members of the group the services directly necessary for the exercise of the relevant activity,
c
the group merely claims from its members exact reimbursement of their share of the joint expenses, and
d
the exemption of the supply is not likely to cause distortion of competition.
Sch. 9 Pt. 2 applied by S.I. 1995/2518, reg. 84(5) (as substituted (with effect in accordance with reg. 1(3) of the amending S.I.) by Value Added Tax (Amendment) (No.2) Regulations 2003 (S.I. 2003/1069), regs. 1(1), 9)