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| Friday March 20th 2009 |
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| ATTENTION, ATTENTION!!!!!
IMPORTANT FOR ALL BARLA CLUBS : CLAIM BACK VAT ON CLUBHOUSE GAMING MACHINES
(MUST BE ACTED ON NOW!!!!)
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IMPORTANT FOR ALL BARLA CLUBS : CLAIM BACK VAT ON CLUBHOUSE GAMING MACHINES (must be acted on now!)
IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR ALL CLUBS
PLEASE MAKE YOUR CLUB OR THE CLUBS IN YOUR LEAGUE AWARE OF THIS
Through one of our affinity partners, the opportunity has arisen for all Amateur clubs to be able to claim back VAT on all gaming machines (including one armed bandits, rcade,pool tables etc ) over the last 20years.
This could equate to £1000’s
The company (PKF,which is a large National auditing firm) offer a no win, no fee policy and only collect 10% of all monies recovered.
It doesn’t matter if there are no detailed accounts available as PKF will work out an estimate on your behalf, the only condition is that the club must be VAT registered.
The only downside is that you only have until the end of this Month to apply
Please contact one of the following if you have or have had a gaming machine installed in your clubhouse in the past.
There is further information below,
Lee, Admin
BARLA-FORUM
PKF contacts :
Brian Birt
Tel: (0113) 228 4207
brian.birt@uk.pkf.com
Billy Cairns
Tel: (0113) 228 4137
billy.cairns@uk.pkf.com
Andrew Horsfield
Tel: (0113) 228 4162
Andrew.horsfield@uk.pkf.com
Sports and Recreational Clubs – Vat REFUND OPPORTUNITIES
Time is running out to take advantage of vat windfalls
Following a House of Lords decision, Sports and Recreational clubs may be entitled to substantial refunds of VAT.
Back in 1996, the government reduced the time limit for claiming back overpaid/ underclaimed VAT to 3 years without allowing a suitable transitional period. This was deemed to have breached
EU Law and has opened refund opport unities for sports and recreational clubs who have overpaid / underclaimed VAT before 1997.
Opportunity 1 – Membership Subscriptions
Before an EU ruling in 1994, income in relation to sporting activities provided by non profit making sports and recreational clubs such as subscription and snooker/pool income were considered VATable.
Subject to certain conditions, HMRC accept that such income should have been exempt from VAT since 1990. If you have
previously treated this income, or are currently treating it, as standard rated, there may be a refund opportunity.
Opportunity 2 – The Rank Group Plc
Historically, Sports and Recreational Clubs have been required to account for Output VAT on gaming machine income.
Following a decision in a recent VAT Case, The Rank Group Plc, there is now uncertainty over the VAT liability
of income received from gaming machines and whether it should always have been treated as being exempt from VAT. This follows the decision in the recent European Court of Justice Case, involving Linneweber.
Sports and Recreational clubs can submit claims for overpaid output VAT for the last 3 years and for the period 1 April 1973 to 4 December 1996. Given the uncertain case law at present, Sports and Recreational Clubs should submit
protective claims to protect their position in the event that Gaming Machine income is found to be exempt from VAT.
Steve Manning
BARLA PRO & Media Manager
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The British Amateur Rugby League Association.
West Yorkshire House, 4 New North Parade, Huddersfield, West Yorkshire. HD1 5JP, England
Tel: 01484 599113, Fax: 01484 510682, info@barla.org.uk |
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