Statutory Instruments
2009 No. 1967
Value Added Tax
The Value Added Tax (Amendment) (No. 3) Regulations 2009
Made
21st July 2009
Laid before the House of Commons
22nd July 2009
Coming into force
15th August 2009
Citation and commencement
1. These Regulations may be cited as the Value Added Tax (Amendment) (No. 3) Regulations 2009 and come into force on 15th August 2009.
Amendment of the Value Added Tax Regulations 1995
2. The Value Added Tax Regulations 1995(3) are amended as follows.
Amendment of Part 11 of the Regulations (time of supply and time of acquisition)
3. In regulation 84(5)(e)(4), for the words from “of the” to the end, substitute—
“of the Taxes Act(5); but this is subject to sub-paragraph (f);
(f)a company is not connected with another company only because both are under the control of—
(i)the Crown,
(ii)a Minister of the Crown,
(iii)a government department, or
(iv)a Northern Ireland department;
(g)“company” and “control” have the same meaning as in section 839 of the Taxes Act(6).”.
4. In regulation 93(15)(7), after “Taxes Act” insert “; but this is subject to paragraph (16).”.
5. After regulation 93(15) insert—
“(16) For the purposes of this regulation—
(a)a company is not connected with another company only because both are under the control of—
(i)the Crown,
(ii)a Minister of the Crown,
(iii)a government department, or
(iv)a Northern Ireland department; and
(b)“company” and “control” have the same meaning as in section 839 of the Taxes Act.”.
6. For paragraph (4) of regulation 94B(8) substitute—
“(4) For the purposes of paragraph (2)—
(a)any question whether one person is connected with another shall be determined in accordance with section 839 of the Taxes Act;
(b)a company is not connected with another company only because both are under the control of—
(i)the Crown,
(ii)a Minister of the Crown,
(iii)a government department, or
(iv)a Northern Ireland department;
(c)“company” and “control” have the same meaning as in section 839 of the Taxes Act; and
(d)“undertaking” and “group undertaking” have the same meaning as in section 1161 of the Companies Act 2006(9).”.
Amendment of Part 23 of and Schedule 1 to the Regulations (refunds to “do-it-yourself” builders)
7. In regulation 201(a), for the words “the form numbered 11 in Schedule 1 to these Regulations” substitute “the relevant form for the purposes of the claim”.
8. After regulation 201 insert—
“201A. The relevant form for the purposes of a claim is—
(a)Form 11A in Schedule 1 to these Regulations where the claim relates to works described in section 35(1A)(a) or (b) of the Act(10);
(b)Form 11B in Schedule 1 to these Regulations where the claim relates to works described in section 35(1A)(c) of the Act.”.
9. In Schedule 1, for the form numbered 11 (VAT refunds for DIY builders) substitute the forms numbered 11A (VAT refunds for DIY housebuilders – Claim form for new houses) and 11B (VAT refunds for DIY housebuilders – Claim form for conversions) contained in the Schedule to these Regulations.
Bernadette Kenny
Steve Lamey
Two of the Commissioners for Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs
21st July 2009
Regulation 9
SCHEDULE
Form No. 11A: VAT refunds for DIY housebuilders - Claim form for new houses
Form No. 11B: VAT refunds for DIY housebuilders - Claim form for conversions
EXPLANATORY NOTE
(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations amend the Value Added Tax Regulations 1995 (1995/2518) (“the Regulations”).
Regulations 3 to 5 amend regulations 84(5)(e) and 93(15) and insert regulations 84(5)(f) and (g) and 93(16) so that, when applying section 839 of the Income and Corporation Taxes Act 1988 (c. 1) (“the Taxes Act”), a company is not connected with another company for the purposes of regulations 84 and 93 only because both are under the control of the Crown, a Minister of the Crown, a government department or a Northern Ireland department.
Regulation 6 substitutes regulation 94B(4) so that, for the purposes of regulation 94B(2), any question whether one person is connected with another will be determined in accordance with section 839 of the Taxes Act but subject to the qualification that a company is not connected with another company for the purposes of that regulation only because both are under the control of the Crown, a Minister of the Crown, a government department or a Northern Ireland department. Regulation 94B(4)(d) defines “undertaking” and “group undertaking”.
Regulations 7 and 8 amend regulation 201(a) and insert regulation 201A so that a claim for refund of VAT under section 35 of the Value Added Tax Act 1994 (c. 23) (refund of VAT to persons constructing certain buildings) must be made on Form 11A or Form 11B in Schedule 1 to the Regulations. Form 11A must be used for refunds in respect of works relating to the construction of building designed as a dwelling or number of dwellings or for use solely for certain residential or charitable purposes. Form 11B must be used for refunds in respect of works relating to the conversion of a non-residential building or a non-residential part of a building into a building designed as a dwelling or number of dwellings or for use solely for certain residential purposes.
Regulation 9 and the Schedule to these Regulations amend Schedule 1 by substituting Forms 11A and 11B for Form 11.
A full and final Impact Assessment has not been produced for this instrument as a negligible impact on the private or voluntary sectors is foreseen.
Section 96(1) of the Value Added Tax Act 1994 (c. 23) defines “the Commissioners” as meaning the Commissioners of Customs and Excise. The functions of the Commissioners of Customs and Excise were transferred to the Commissioners for Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs by section 5(2) of the Commissioners for Revenue and Customs Act 2005 (c. 11). Section 50(1) of that Act provides that a reference to the Commissioners of Customs and Excise shall be taken as a reference to the Commissioners for Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs.
Regulation 84(5) was substituted by S.I. 2003/1069 and amended by S.I. 2008/1146; there are other amendments to regulation 84 but none is relevant.
Section 96(1) of the Value Added Tax Act 1994 (c. 23) defines “the Taxes Act” as the Income and Corporation Taxes Act 1988 (c. 1).
1988 c. 1; section 839 was amended by the Finance Act 1995 (c. 4), section 74 and Schedule 17, paragraph 20; the Finance Act 2006 (c. 25), section 178, Schedule 13, paragraphs 7 and 25 and Schedule 26, Part 3(15); the Income Tax Act 2007 (c. 3), Schedule 1, paragraphs 1 and 223; and S.I. 2005/3229.
Regulation 93 was substituted by S.I. 1999/1374.
Regulation 94B was inserted by S.I. 2003/2318 and amended by S.I. 2008/954 and S.I. 2008/1146.
Section 35 was amended by section 30 of the Finance Act 1996 (c. 8) and S.I. 2001/2305.