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Digital Newspaper Editions Granted VAT Zero-Rating in Media Test Case

Digital Newspaper Editions Granted VAT Zero-Rating in Media Test Case

Is an intangible, digital version of a printed newspaper itself a ‘newspaper’, thus benefiting from VAT zero-rating? In a ruling of huge importance to the media industry, the Upper Tribunal (UT) has answered that burning question in the affirmative. A media company published digital versions

Phone Operators Win Back £218 Million In Unlawfully Levied Licence Fees

Phone Operators Win Back £218 Million In Unlawfully Levied Licence Fees

No public authority in a civilised society can raise taxes, duties or other levies without lawful authority. That fundamental principle was rigorously applied by the High Court in ordering the Office of Communications (Ofcom) to repay hundreds of millions of pounds unlawfully levied from four