What is “business activity” according to HMRC

August 14, 2022

A venture can be said to be a "business" venture if it shapes up into a supply of goods (tangible or intangible) for which payment, thereby, an income is received.Is anybody going to be affected by the new scope of definition?It seems that it is now not going to be sufficient to only make a provision and get termed as being a 'business'.

The venture must also show an earning for the supplier.This new transposition can result in some changes which can interfere with the need to make a VAT registration. This in turn can also affect the time to reclaim or apply VAT.This redressal shall interfere with philanthropic organizations as well as firms who thrive upon an income derived from subsidies and endowments.

This shall also affect the people who give provisions for the children of working parents, NPO's and any other venture which may involve work done, but may not display a remuneration.HMRC’s updated resolution the term "business activity" shall now imply that philanthropic organizations, NPO's and a few firms may need to recheck as to whether they should still be recorded for VAT, or not.

They must now only retrieve VAT pertaining to provisions which can comply with the updated definition of "business activities".

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