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Check which attractions are eligible for the temporary reduced rate of VAT from 15 July 2020.
The Theatres Trust (TTT) is the national advisory body for theatres, promoting the value of theatre buildings and championing their future. It provides a range of specialist advisory services to help theatres and are a statutory consultee on planning applications....
This publication is intended for Valuation Officers. It may contain links to internal resources that are not available through this version.
Find out which admission charges to cultural exhibitions and events are exempt from VAT.
Dance and Drama Awards (DaDAs) help talented students with the cost of performing arts training - how much you'll get, how to apply.
Find out how to determine the place of supply of your services and how to deal with supplies of services which you receive from outside the UK.
This tax information and impact note sets out the temporary extension to the higher rates for the cultural reliefs.
Find out what a charity is, how VAT affects charities, how to treat a charity's income for VAT and what VAT reliefs a charity can get on what it buys.
Find out how to account for VAT on entertainment provided by your business.
Find out if you qualify for Theatre Tax Relief for Corporation Tax and what you can claim.
Information on whether you need approval to put on certain types of regulated entertainment.
Find out the 'place of supply' rules for passenger transport and the VAT zero rating of public passenger transport if you supply it in the UK.
Find out if you need a licence to show films - public screenings, using film in schools, choosing a licence, penalties for breaching copyright
Employment Appeal Tribunal Judgment of Mrs Justice Eady on 06 March 2024.
Speaking to the Society of London Theatre & UK Theatre, Culture Secretary Lucy Frazer has set out her ambition for the theatre sector
How VAT applies if you give or get sponsorship.
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