Insurancewide.Com Services Ltd v HM Revenue and Customs: ChD 15 May 2009

The taxpayers appealed against a finding that their business did not fall within the exemption from VAT of insurance brokers. They introduced possible customers to insurance companies via web-sites.
Held: The company’s activities were in the nature of insurance brokers, and the business was within the scope of the exemption.

Judges:

Sir Edward Evans-Lombe

Citations:

[2009] EWHC 999 (Ch), Times 05-Jun-2009

Links:

Bailii

Statutes:

Value Added Tax Act 1994, Sixth Council Directive 77/388/EEC on the harmonisation of the laws of the member states relating to turnover taxes (OJ June 13, 1977 L145/1)

Jurisdiction:

England and Wales

VAT

Updated: 26 July 2022; Ref: scu.344034