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J Clark v HMRC (No 2)

VAT - Conversion of garage and stable block

In J Clark v HMRC (No 2) (TC00723 – 20 October) an individual (C) had converted a garage and stable block into a residential dwelling for the use of himself and his wife. He reclaimed VAT on the work under VATA 1994 s 35. HMRC rejected the claim on the basis that before the conversion the building had been used as a ‘residential garage’. C appealed. The Tribunal reviewed the evidence in detail and allowed the appeal in part (TC00552) holding that VATA 1994 s 35(1D) ‘clearly envisages a case where part of a building is non-residential and part is residential (or not non-residential). It specifically does not deny relief in those circumstances but instead provides for works to be within the meaning of “residential conversion” and so to qualify for relief “to the extent...

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