PART 2Excise duties and other taxes

Value added tax

106VAT: supply of services through agents

1

Section 47 of VATA 1994 (agents) is amended as follows.

2

In subsection (3), after “services” insert “ , other than electronically supplied services and telecommunication services, ”.

3

After subsection (3) insert—

4

Where electronically supplied services or telecommunication services are supplied through an agent, the supply is to be treated both as a supply to the agent and as a supply by the agent.

5

For the purposes of subsection (4) “agent” means a person (“A”) who acts in A's own name but on behalf of another person within the meaning of Article 28 of Council Directive 2006/112/EC on the common system of value added tax.

6

In this section “electronically supplied services” and “telecommunication services” have the same meaning as in Schedule 4A (see paragraph 9(3) and (4) and paragraph 8(2) of that Schedule).

4

The amendments made by this section have effect in relation to supplies made on or after 1 January 2015.