Air Ambulance fuel duty petition
Discussion
ninja-lewis said:
mybrainhurts said:
What is a "publicly available fuel source"?
Thought aviation fuel was free from taxation?
And, if VAT is charged, why can't they reclaim it, like any other business?
Think they mean when they refuel at another airport rather than at their own base through a private contract with their fuel supplier.Thought aviation fuel was free from taxation?
And, if VAT is charged, why can't they reclaim it, like any other business?
It seems the main reason why they can't reclaim the VAT is because the provision of an ambulance comes under medical supplies, which are exempt from VAT and therefore input VAT cannot be reclaimed. This being a key difference between those goods and services categorised as 'VAT Exempt' and those that are 'Zero-rated'. The latter are subject to VAT, it just happens that the rate is 0%.
Ultimately like any VAT issue, it all goes back to the EU.
Edited by mybrainhurts on Monday 26th March 23:19
thank you signers
thank you ninja-lewis
mybrainhurts – I’ve not got official reply to your questions at moment
as for me leaving it for you to work out about fuel sources I put that humorous remark based on your user name and Profile details and given that the tone of the questions
be patient I’ll try to get you a reply
thank you ninja-lewis
mybrainhurts – I’ve not got official reply to your questions at moment
as for me leaving it for you to work out about fuel sources I put that humorous remark based on your user name and Profile details and given that the tone of the questions
be patient I’ll try to get you a reply
Signed it today and well over the 100,000 needed but we should keep signing it to show the level of support.
VAT is a complex issue (sometimes) and where a "business" is charging VAT to its customers it can "ofset" this VAT against the VAT they are charged when they buy things, by the sounds of it the AA service has no VAT to do the ofsetting with and hence the issue.
I'm a keen supporter of my Local Air Ambulance and would love them to be able to make better use of my money rather than giving a % of it to the HMRC.
VAT is a complex issue (sometimes) and where a "business" is charging VAT to its customers it can "ofset" this VAT against the VAT they are charged when they buy things, by the sounds of it the AA service has no VAT to do the ofsetting with and hence the issue.
I'm a keen supporter of my Local Air Ambulance and would love them to be able to make better use of my money rather than giving a % of it to the HMRC.
na said:
mybrainhurts said:
keep patient I'm sure I'm not the only thing Peter has to deal with and he probably has no idea just how important I am as I keep modest
Kind regards,
Peter Aldrick
Chief Executive Lincs & Notts Air Ambulance
(also admin support for the Association of Air Ambulances)
na said:
na said:
mybrainhurts said:
I'm sure I'm not the only thing Peter has to deal with and he probably has no idea just how important I am as I keep modest
Kind regards,
Peter Aldrick
Chief Executive Lincs & Notts Air Ambulance
(also admin support for the Association of Air Ambulances)
Carry on...
mybrainhurts said:
Sorry for going off topic, but, oh, strewth, a man in his position adopting screwed up English, from those incoherent colonials across the pond because he thinks it's trendy, is beyond out of order....
Carry on...
I agree, I hate " americanised" English, but is he definitely from these shores? Could be a yank working in the UK?Carry on...
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