VALUE ADDED TAX Citation and commencement 1 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Value Added Tax (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2003 and come into force on 10th April 2003. 2 Regulations 5 and 6 have effect on 1st May 2003. 3 Regulations 8 and 9 have effect in relation to grants or assignments made on or after 10th April 2003. Amendment 2 Amend the Value Added Tax Regulations 1995 as follows. Annual Accounting 3 In regulation 52(1A) (admission to the scheme), for “£100,000” substitute “£150,000”. 4 In regulation 53(2)(a) (withdrawal from the scheme), for “transitional period” substitute “transitional accounting period”. Flat-rate scheme for small businesses 5 1 In regulation 55A(1) (interpretation), immediately before the definition of “capital expenditure goods” insert— “amendment date” has the meaning given in regulation 55JA(2) ; 2 In regulation 55D (method of accounting), for “regulation 55J” substitute “regulations 55J and 55JA”. 3 In regulation 55H (appropriate percentage), for “regulations 55J and 55K” substitute “regulations 55J to 55K”. 4 Immediately after regulation 55J insert— 55JA 1 This regulation applies where— a the Table is amended, and b the amendment date is not, in relation to a flat-rate trader— i the first day of a prescribed accounting period current at an anniversary of his start date; or ii a change date. 2 The date with effect from which the Table is amended shall be known as “the amendment date”. 3 For the remaining portion, the appropriate percentage shall be that specified in the Table for the category of business that he is expected, at the amendment date, on reasonable grounds, to carry on in that period. 4 “Remaining portion” means that part of the prescribed accounting period in which the amendment date occurs starting with the amendment date and ending on the last day of that prescribed accounting period. 5 For any prescribed accounting period that falls between the prescribed accounting period current at the amendment date and the prescribed accounting period current at the next anniversary of his start date, the appropriate percentage shall be that applicable for the remaining portion. 6 The appropriate percentages specified in paragraphs (3) and (5) above shall be applied to the relevant turnover in the periods described. 5 In regulation 55K (category of business), immediately after sub-paragraph (c) of paragraph (2) insert— ; d for the purpose of regulation 55JA, the amendment date . 6 In regulation 55K, for the Table substitute— Table Category of business Appropriate percentage * “Labour-only building or construction services” means building or construction services where the value of materials supplied is less than 10 per cent. of relevant turnover from such services; any other building or construction services are “general building or construction services”. Retail of food, confectionery, tobacco, newspapers or children’s clothing 5 Postal and courier services Public house 6 Agriculture not elsewhere listed 6.5 Membership organisation Retail of goods not elsewhere listed Wholesale of food or agricultural products 7 Retail of pharmaceuticals, medical goods, cosmetics or toiletries Sport or recreation Retail of vehicles or fuel Wholesale not elsewhere listed 8 Manufacture of food Library, archive, museum or other cultural activity Printing Vehicle repair 8.5 Packaging General building or construction services Social work Agricultural services 9 Rental of machinery, equipment, personal or household goods Manufacture of textiles or clothing 9.5 Forestry or fishing Other manufacture not elsewhere listed Mining or quarrying Personal and household goods repair services Photography Publishing Transport, including freight, removals and taxis Travel agency 10 Hotels or accommodation 10.5 Advertising Animal husbandry Manufacture of fabricated metal products Investigation or security All other activity not elsewhere listed Veterinary medicine Waste and scrap dealing 11 Estate agency or property management Secretarial services 11.5 Entertainment, excluding television, video and film production Journalism Financial services Laundry services 12 Business services not elsewhere listed 12.5 Restaurants, takeaways or catering services Hairdressing or other beauty treatment services Real estate activity not elsewhere listed 13 Computer repair services Management consultancy Accountancy and book-keeping Architects Lawyers and legal services 13.5 Computer and IT consultancy or data processing Labour-only building or construction services 14.5 7 1 In regulation 55L(1)(a) (admission to the scheme)— a in paragraph (i) (value of taxable supplies), for “£100,000” substitute “£150,000”; and b in paragraph (ii) (total value of income), for “£125,000” substitute “£187,500”. 2 In regulation 55M (withdrawal from the scheme)— a in sub-paragraphs (a) and (b) of paragraph (1) (total value of income), for “£150,000” substitute “£225,000”; and b in paragraph (2) (total value of income), for “£125,000” substitute “£187,500”. Supplies of land – special cases 8 In regulation 84(2) for “Subject to paragraphs (3) to (9)” substitute “Subject to paragraphs (3) to (5)”. 9 For regulation 84(3) to (9) substitute— 3 Paragraph (2) above shall not apply in relation to a grant or assignment falling within item 1(a) of Group 1 of Schedule 9 to the Act where any of the persons specified in paragraph (4) below intend or expect to occupy the land on a date before a date ten years after completion of the building or civil engineering work on the land, without being in occupation of it wholly or mainly for eligible purposes. 4 The persons referred to in paragraph (3) above are— a the grantor; b any person who, with the intention or in the expectation that occupation of the land on a date before a date ten years after completion of the building or civil engineering work would not be wholly or mainly for eligible purposes— i provides finance for the grantor’s development of the land, or ii has entered into any agreement arrangement or understanding (whether or not legally enforceable) to provide finance for the grantor’s development of the land; c any person who is connected with any person of a description within sub-paragraph (a) or (b) above. 5 For the purposes of this regulation— a Note (2) to Group 1 of Schedule 9 to the Act shall apply in determining when a building or civil engineering work is completed; b paragraph 3A(8) to (13) of Schedule 10 to the Act shall have effect for determining the meaning of “eligible purposes” and “occupation”; c “the grantor’s development of the land” means any acquisition by the grantor of an interest in the land, building or civil engineering work and includes the construction of the building or civil engineering work; d “providing finance” has the same meaning as in paragraph 3A(4) of Schedule 10 to the Act, subject to any appropriate modifications, but does not include paying the consideration for the grantor’s grant or assignment within paragraph (3) above; e any question whether one person is connected with another shall be determined in accordance with section 839 of the Income and Corporation Taxes Act 1988 . . M J Eland Commissioner of Customs and Excise New King’s Beam House 22 Upper Ground London SE1 9PJ 8th April 2003