Can you remove an option to tax?
The option to tax can only be revoked in very limited circumstances: within a 6 month cooling off period providing no input tax has been claimed or output tax charged; it is automatically revoked if the ‘opter’ has no interest in the property after 6 years. … 20 years after you exercised the option to tax.
Can you opt to tax at any time?
You can opt to tax one property at a time or all of the properties you own – it’s your choice.
Why would a seller opt to tax?
The three main reasons for opting to tax are: To facilitate VAT recovery on ongoing revenue expenditure relating to the property, for example, VAT on the cost of a maintaining and repairing a commercial property that is let out.
Does option transfer tax to new owner?
Option to tax applies per property, but does not transfer with it. A new owner needs to opt to tax in order to get the tax benefits, rather than inherit the option to tax from the vendor.
Can a tenant opt to tax a property?
Opting to tax a property which you are renting out may limit the potential tenants. If your tenant is a VAT registered business who can reclaim the VAT, there should be no issue but non-VAT registered tenants will be reluctant to pay VAT which they cannot reclaim.
What does opting to tax mean?
The option to tax means the owner has to charge VAT on rental or sale of the property. The main advantages are. 1) The main reason for opting to tax is that VAT on costs e.g. a refurbishment can be recovered whereas without an option the VAT would not be recoverable.
Do I need to opt to tax to reclaim VAT?
You do not need to own the land in order to opt to tax. Once you have opted to tax all the supplies you make of your interest in the land or buildings will normally be standard-rated, and you will normally be able to recover any VAT you incur in making those supplies.
How do you know if a property is opted to tax?
A good starting point is the age of the commercial building. If it is under 3 years old then it will be in the VAT system and opted to tax. Next, what is the main business activity of the current owner? If they currently charge VAT in their normal course of business, then they are likely to have opted to tax.
Does an option to tax run with the land?
Land that is opted to tax
HMRC considers that a valid option to tax will cover all of the land and any buildings and / or civil engineering works which are part of the land. The option to tax will be limited to the specific area of land specified in the notification submitted to HMRC.
Is rent a taxable supply?
Note the words ‘taxable supplies’. Selling or renting a residential property, for example, is not a taxable supply and so the gains/income from either doesn’t need to be taken into account.
What is a transfer of going concern?
A transfer of a business as a going concern (TOGC) however is the sale of a business including assets which must be treated as a matter of law, as ‘neither a supply of goods nor a supply of services’ by virtue of meeting certain conditions.
Is commercial rent zero rated or exempt?
The sale or lease of a commercial property can be standard rated, zero rated, exempt or even outside the scope of VAT depending on its nature. Commercial properties can be used for various purposes such as: … lease and capital appreciation. to develop and sell.
Why would you elect a property for VAT?
Electing to charge VAT on property transactions
Suppliers can often elect to charge VAT on commercial property transactions in order to recover any VAT incurred on goods and services that have been supplied to the business previously; this is also known as input tax.