Written Question·Treasury·UIN 36554

Private Education: VAT

Tabled: 7 March 2025
Answered: 13 March 2025

Question

Patrick Spencer

IndependentCentral Suffolk and North Ipswich

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether the forecasts for input VAT reclaimable by private schools are in line with Revenue and Customs Brief 16 (2016) being issued.

Answer

James Murray
Revenue and Customs Brief 16 (2016) clarified that VAT incurred prior to registration can be recovered as input tax, subject to the normal rules. The approach taken to VAT recovery by private schools, including projection of taxable use, is in line with t...

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