VAT update, July 2016

In this month’s edition of our VAT update we will report on (1) the EU Council’s variation to the Principal VAT Directive relating to vouchers, (2) HMRC’s update on VAT Notice 708, and (3) a variation in the law on the applicably of VAT to offshore property held by insurers. We also comment on three recent cases concerning the supply of services by a bank, the applicability of VAT to an incomplete transfer of title, and whether VAT is payable on charitable donations.