BB/22/04 VAT—Court of Appeal decision in the case of College of Estate Management (CEM)Business Brief, Issue 22. 12 August 2004Customs & Excise will be petitioning the House of Lords to review the recent Court of Appeal decision in the CEM case. The decision challenges the Commissioners interpretation of the liability of a supply of a distance-learning course.BackgroundCEM provides distance-learning courses to students. The courses comprise of the provision of written materials, face-to-face tuition; the marking of assignments; and access to the College's virtual learning environment provided on its website. Customs ruled that this supply was a single exempt supply of education, following the principles set out in the ECJ ruling on CPP. The trader appealed this decision, arguing firstly that the supply was a single
Business Brief, Issue 22. 12 August 2004
Customs & Excise will be petitioning the House of Lords to review the recent Court of Appeal decision in the CEM case. The decision challenges the Commissioners interpretation of the liability of a supply of a distance-learning course.
CEM provides distance-learning courses to students. The courses comprise of the provision of written materials, face-to-face tuition; the marking of assignments; and access to the College's virtual learning environment provided on its website. Customs ruled that this supply was a single exempt supply of education, following the principles set out in the ECJ ruling on CPP. The trader appealed this decision, arguing firstly that the supply was a single
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