RCB/6/20 VAT treatment of property search fees charged by solicitors and conveyancers Revenue & Customs Brief, Issue 6. 5 June 2020Purpose of this briefThis brief announces the withdrawal of the postal concession from 1 December 2020.Who needs to read thisSolicitors and conveyancers who obtain property searches by post.This announcement does not affect the VAT liability of the charges made by local authorities or HM Land Registry for undertaking the searches.BackgroundThe 'postal concession' was informally agreed between HMRC and the legal profession in 1991. It allows solicitors and conveyancers not to charge VAT on fees for property searches conducted by
Revenue & Customs Brief, Issue 6. 5 June 2020
This brief announces the withdrawal of the postal concession from 1 December 2020.
Solicitors and conveyancers who obtain property searches by post.
This announcement does not affect the VAT liability of the charges made by local authorities or HM Land Registry for undertaking the searches.
The 'postal concession' was informally agreed between HMRC and the legal profession in 1991. It allows solicitors and conveyancers not to charge VAT on fees for property searches conducted by
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