Part 11Charitable companies etc
Chapter 3Other exemptions
Exemptions
483Exemption for profits from fund-raising events
(1)
The profits of a trade carried on by a charitable company are not taken into account in calculating total profits so far as they—
(a)
arise from an event that is VAT-exempt in relation to the company, and
(b)
are applied to charitable purposes or transferred to a charity.
(2)
The profits of a trade carried on by a body to which subsection (3) applies are not taken into account in calculating total profits so far as they—
(a)
arise from an event that is VAT-exempt in relation to the body, and
(b)
are applied to charitable purposes or transferred to a charity.
(3)
This subsection applies to any voluntary organisation that is a qualifying body for the purposes of Group 12 of Schedule 9 to the Value Added Tax Act 1994 (fund-raising events by charities and other qualifying bodies).
(4)
The exemptions under this section require a claim.
(5)
For the purposes of this section an event is VAT-exempt in relation to a person if the supply of goods and services by that person in connection with the event would be exempt from value added tax under Group 12 of Schedule 9 to the Value Added Tax Act 1994.