11 June 2015
UT Decision: HMRC v University of Cambridge
VAT – input tax – endowment fund for benefit of university – investment activity of university not an economic activity and outside scope of VAT – deductibility of input tax on fund management fees – whether fund management fees are overheads – yes – whether fund management services have direct and immediate link with economic activity of university as a whole – yes – appeal dismissed.
Andrew Hitchmough QC & Barbara Belgrano, instructed by the University of Cambridge, acted for the Respondents.
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