Print

Please login or register.
1 Hour 1 Day 1 Week 1 Month Forever
Login with username, password and session length

[AdrianH]

 Unbelievebly HMG collects VAT on the fuel costs of the Air Ambulance services that run in the UK    ..........


SIGN PETITION HERE PLEASE

The Air Ambulance Service is forced to meet rising fuel prices year on year including VAT. The Air Ambulance Service have saved successive governments millions and millions of pounds funded by charitable donations given by the general public to run what has proven to be an essential service. Whilst the Lifeboat Service has been exempt from VAT on fuel costs since 1977, a similar privilege has not been afforded to the Air Ambulance Service; We call on the government to have an urgent review of this situation and in doing so We call on the government to return in the form of grants to Air Ambulance Service providers all the future VAT which the Treasury collects from them so that the Air Ambulance Service is in practice exempt from paying VAT in the same way as the Lifeboat Service.

[roseway]

I've signed it, but it took a couple of goes to interpret the captcha image, after requesting a new one several times.

[UncleUB]

Signed 

Re the captcha image,I couldn't read the first one so just requested one I could read before filling in the form 

[camallison]

Plus 1 - unbelievable situation isn't it.

Colin

[burakkucat]

I've added my mark . . .   

[kitz]

done

[oldfogy]

Surely they would be registered as a business and therefore reclaim the VAT in there expenses, or at least one would have thought.

Signed, now 620

[AdrianH]

Surely they would be registered as a business and therefore reclaim the VAT in there expenses, or at least one would have thought.

Signed, now 620

They are a charity .......

[oldfogy]

In which case most charities are already exempt from VAT, aren't they?

But for some reason in this case I guess not or else the petition would not be being put forward.

[AdrianH]

No, charities are allowed exemtions/reduced rates on a few goods and services.


http://www.hmrc.gov.uk/charities/vat/intro.htm

Should you be charged VAT on your purchases?

When your charity buys goods and services you will normally have to pay VAT just like anyone else. However, there are some VAT reliefs available for charities on certain goods and services which mean you may be able to buy them at the zero rate or reduced rate of VAT. For example, subject to certain conditions, your charity may be able to buy fuel and power at the reduced VAT rate, pay no VAT on advertising or pay no VAT on certain goods you make available to disabled people.

Only charities are entitled to the special VAT reliefs for charities. To get these reliefs you will have to provide the person supplying the goods to you with evidence that you are a charity and a written eligibility declaration or certificate confirming that the conditions for the relief have been met.

The charity VAT reliefs apply only to certain goods and services. You will still have to pay VAT on your other purchases at their normal rate. If your charity or organisation is VAT registered you may be able to claim back some of the VAT you are charged from HMRC under the normal VAT rules. See the sections in this guide on ‘Does your organisation need to register for VAT?’ and ‘Reclaiming VAT on your purchases’.