The government is to introduce VAT on the CON29 element of local authority searches during 2017. The cutoff date they have given to local authorities to make this change is Friday 31st March.
Whilst a number of authorities have been charging for VAT since January, the majority will be introducing it from the beginning of April. We will be amending our prices accordingly from that date.
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The government is to introduce VAT on the CON29 element of local authority searches during 2017. This will affect apply to all CON29R and CON29O questions. The LLC1 will remain exempt from VAT.
VAT has been applied from either 1st January, or by the beginning of April if councils are unable to meet the January deadline.
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The government is to introduce VAT on the CON29 element of local authority searches from 1st January 2017.
Originally scheduled for February this year, HMRC delayed implementation until July to allow local authorities more time to prepare for the change. The July implementation was then postponed, in part due to objections from both the Law Society and the CIPFA VAT committee.
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